As a result he falsely claimed £10,838 in housing benefit, £2,100 in council tax benefit and £3,912 in jobseekers allowance between November 2005 and June 2008.
He was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years, and given a six-month curfew between the hours of 6pm and 6am. He must also carry out 300 hours' unpaid work.
Tameside Council and the DWP will take steps to recover all of the overpaid monies.
- These people do it for the money. So hit them in the pocket. It was money that motivated them, and a financial penalty will help to deter them.
People convicted of benefit fraud should have to repay twice what they've stolen, and should not be eligible for any further benefits – including tax credits - until they have. A confiscation order should be automatic and immediate.
If you don't punish people who are convicted of an easy crime, the offence will continue to look attractive.
Theresa May, please note. Taxpayers lose around £3.5bn a year to benefit fraud.
1 comments:
Why did it take 3 years to catch him.I understand in some claims you can do it on line not everyone is honest people should be made to show things house hold bills ect... and a officer should check before carring on.
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