Burton benefits cheat had four houses

A 43-year-old woman claimed more than £3,500 in benefits she was not entitled to by failing to declare she had a job, a court has heard. (h/...

Lottery winner kept claiming benefits

A lottery winner scooped a £300,000 jackpot – but kept on claiming benefit payments despite no longer being entitled to them. (h/t Dave) L...

Light sentence for deliberate benefit fraud

A mum who claimed she needed a wheelchair claimed £20,000 in disability benefits was pictured doing the splits - while training for kickboxi...

Big Brother star's sister avoids jail for £21k benefit fraud

I didn't know Big Brother had 'stars' ... seems I'm just out of touch. THE sister of a reality TV star was spared jail aft...

Light sentence for sustained benefit fraud

A woman was taking several holidays a year to the Canaries while claiming tens of thousands of pounds in benefits she was not entitled to, a...

Benefit cheat mother said she was single

A benefit cheat fiddled nearly £30,000 in much-needed public money after keeping quiet that her husband was living with her and supporting h...

Benefit cheat claimed nearly £30k in benefits

A benefit cheat gran has been hauled before the courts for pocketing handouts after failing to declare she owned a house. For years, Mario...

Benefit thief claimed over £8k

A benefits cheat who illegally claimed more than £8,000 while he was working said his offences were the result of financial pressure. (h/t D...

Man jailed for illegal sub-letting

A pub landlord who cost local taxpayers almost £250,000 by subletting his council house has been jailed for two years. John Bristow had a ...

£1m benefit fraud gang finally sentenced

Seven benefit assessors have now been sentenced to prison for a total of 17 years for their roles in housing benefit fraud which saw more t...