A woman claimed housing benefit, saying she needed it to pay her rent. But she was using it to pay the mortgage. She made 9 false claims, from 1998 to 2004, resulting in a total of £30,784 in housing benefit being paid to her. But property owners are not eligible for housing benefit. She made three of the false claims after having been given a conditional discharge ...
Posted on The Purple Scorpion
Saturday 3 May 2008
Benefit fraud cases show national action is needed
