A pensioner fraudulently claimed more than £25,000 in benefits while living abroad.
Terrence Sylvester, 79, admitted three counts of benefit fraud when he appeared at Hull Magistrates’ Court after returning to the UK.
Magistrates said his offending was so serious it crossed the custody threshold – but Sylvester was spared an immediate jail sentence as it would be "unjust to send him to prison" because of his age.
Between May 28, 2014, and November 5, 2017, he dishonestly claimed a total of £25,561 in disability living allowance, pension credit, and housing benefit after failing to inform the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) he was living abroad.
Sylvester was sentenced to 24 weeks in jail, suspended for 12 months. He was ordered to pay £200 - made up of £85 costs and a £115 victim surcharge - at £5 a week.
Court records do not state where Sylvester was living when out of the country.
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Friday, May 31, 2019
Pensioner claimed benefits while living abroad
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