A Barwick woman must repay £9,750 to the public purse following a benefit fraud investigation by South Somerset District Council.
A 32-year-old woman from Barwick pleaded guilty to charges of benefit fraud after the council discovered that she had continued claiming housing benefit despite her husband returning to work in November 2007 by not informing the council.
Magistrates in Yeovil considered a prison sentence due to the significant amount of overpayment.
After detailed discussion the woman was sentenced to an 18-month community order and a 16-week curfew between the hours of 7pm and 7am after considering her personal circumstances, efforts to make amends and several good character references.
South Somerset District Council used data matching – a process that compares data held by government departments, such as DWP and HM Revenue and Customs which identifies if details of work, capital and changes in other benefits – to investigate the case.
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