Tales of benefit fraud

A former Shropshire pub landlord has been handed a 12-month community order after falsely claiming £10,291 in various benefits.

A Gwent man fraudulently claimed £16,000 in benefits between 2006 and 2009 despite his wife having thousands of pounds in the bank, and received concurrent prison sentences of three months for each offence, suspended for 12 months. A further hearing to consider an application under the proceeds of crime act against Clarke will take place later in the year. Get a move on!

And benefit fraud investigators in Bristol are facing a 20% reduction in staffing due to expected public spending cuts.

htp Dave