Parminder Singh, formerly of Lauderdale Crescent, Longsight, claimed £9,062 in Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, Income Support and Jobseeker Allowance.
Singh fraudulently obtaining the cash from Manchester council and the DWP between February 2000 and May 2001, after failing to disclose she was living with, and subsequently married, her partner.
She also pleaded guilty to further offences, between September 2006 and April 2008, after failing to declare that she lived with her husband and owned a number of properties with him.
Singh was given a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for two years, by Manchester magistrates, and a three month curfew order. She must pay £150 in court costs.
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