Four people were convicted at Craigavon Magistrates' Court on 9 November for claiming benefits they were not entitled to.
One person was given a £150 fine and ordered to pay £32 court costs for wrongful encashment of Jobseekers Allowance totalling £87.
Another was given a £50 fine and ordered to pay £76 court costs for wrongful encashment of Income Support totalling £145.
A third was given six months imprisonment suspended for two years and ordered to pay £34 court costs for failing to declare employment while claiming Income Support, Carers Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £5,600.
And the fourth was given four months imprisonment suspended for two years and ordered to pay £74 court costs for failing to declare employment while claiming Income Support and Housing Benefit totalling £14,161.
All are also required to repay the money they wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
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