An Old Trafford woman was last Friday (20 May) convicted at Manchester Crown Court of dishonestly obtaining Housing Benefit amounting to £20,092.
50 year-old Ledora Morton of Ayres Road pleaded guilty to failing to notify Trafford Council's benefits department that her landlord was the father of her three children. She was overpaid Housing Benefit between September 2001 and January 2008.
She was sentenced to a four month custodial sentence, suspended for 18 months and a 120 hour Community Punishment Order. She was also ordered to repay all the money falsely claimed from Trafford Council. Yeah, right.
Council counter fraud officers were alerted to this matter by the Council's benefits department who noticed discrepancies with Ms Morton's housing benefit claim.
Executive Councillor Sean Anstee said: "Once again the Council's commitment to using the Courts to ensure benefit cheats are brought to justice can be seen.
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