Benefit cheats who illegally claimed almost £30,000 in benefits have been successfully prosecuted by Tamworth Borough Council and the Department for Work and Pensions.
The three women between them claimed over £28,000 in Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit and Job Seekers Allowance.
Details of the three women in question who attended Tamworth Magistrates Court are:-
Katie Broomhall, 23, Honeybourne, Belgrave, Tamworth.
* Failed to declare she was in paid employment for various periods between 2004 and 2009.
* Total overpayment – £18,945.64. Made up of £8,675.58 Housing Benefit; £2,371.73 Council Tax Benefit and £7,898.33 Job Seekers Allowance.
* Outcome: Four month sentence, suspended for 12 months, 100 hours unpaid work and a supervision order. Ordered to pay costs of £100 and repay the overpayment.
Georgina Warren, 19, Dormer Avenue, Bolehall.
Failed to declare her partner was in paid employment during a 4 month period.
Total overpayment – £2,263.74. Made up of £1,716.14 Job Seekers Allowance, £422.62 Housing Benefit and £124.98 Council Tax Benefit.
Outcome: £130 fine, ordered to pay £100 costs, a victim surcharge and repay the overpayment.
Jaime Hunt, 33, of Dunedin, Glascote
Failed to declare she was living with her partner and had claimed as a single person during this period.
Total overpayment – £5,128.01, which consisted of £1,565.25 Income Support, £3,120.00 Housing Benefit and £442.76 Council Tax Benefit
Outcome: £200 fine. Ordered to pay costs of £100, a victim surcharge and repay the overpayment.
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