2014 benefit fraud comes to court

A woman suffering from poor health claimed more than £10,000 she was not entitled to when her condition improved. Sami Farooq's claim ...

Benefit cheat did not declare savings

A Derby woman who claimed thousands of pounds worth of housing benefit despite having huge savings now has an anxious wait to find out her f...

Benefit fraud mother jailed

A mother has been jailed for a £34,000 benefit fraud – as a sheriff blasted her husband for his part in landing her in the dock. Emma Tann...

Housing benefit fraudster's salary was over £36k

A fraudster who cheated the housing benefit system out of £13,000 has been given a suspended sentence. Doreen Dankyi, from Bushey, receive...

Woman said she was single, got £36.5k in benefit fraud

A mum-of-five who wrongly claimed more than £36,500 in benefits has been made a prisoner in her own home at night under a court curfew. Ju...

Fitbit tripped up benefit fraud

A benefits cheat who dishonestly claimed around £7,000 in disability and housing payments was caught out after clocking up 10,000 steps on a...

Another community conspiring on benefit fraud

After Rotherham , now Sheffield. A large proportion of families within Sheffield’s Roma community are being exploited to lie about their c...

Community action on benefit fraud!

Police, council and government officials teamed up to smash a suspected criminal ring responsible for illegally claiming hundreds of thousan...

"Disabled" benefit cheat showed dogs at Crufts

A dog trainer who claimed she could hardly walk was caught out after she was photographed taking part in the country’s top show. Cheating ...

Money saved from benefits caused benefit fraud

A “dedicated” mother who spent years saving up her benefit payments to help out her son has been ordered to pay back some of the money. Ka...