Ipswich woman must repay £93k after illegally sub-letting council house

An Ipswich woman who was jailed for illegally sub-letting her council home and then buying it at a large discount has been ordered to repay ...

Benefit cheat's curfew hours altered for Ramadan

A benefit cheat has been allowed to change her curfew hours so that she can pray during Ramadan. Sami Farooq appeared in court last month ...

£166k lottery winner jailed for benefit fraud

A man who won big on the Postcode Lottery has been sent to prison for benefit fraud after continuing to claim benefits. Eric Burrows scoop...

Repeat benefits offender jailed

A benefit cheat who had already been caught fiddling a previous claim brazenly telephoned the dole authorities asking for appointments to be...

Benefit fraud smoker mother said she was single

A mother of three who stole more than £30,000 in welfare handouts by posing a single parent was unmasked as a cheat after investigators foun...

Lottery winner kept claiming benefits

A lottery winner has been sent to prison for benefit fraud after he continued to claim benefits . Eric Burrows scooped £166,000 in the Pos...

Light sentence for disability benefit fraud

A fraudster from Bridgnorth who pocketed more than £16,000 saying he could barely walk has been caught out by investigators who were tipped ...

Former DWP employee in £37k benefit fraud

A Henleaze man ripped off benefit money from the government department he used to work for. (h/t Dave) Robert Lyne was formerly employed b...

Benefit cheat pocketed £13k for a child she didn't look after

A benefit cheat fiddled more than £13,800 in wrongful tax credits by keeping quiet that a child was in care. (h/t Dave) She could not mana...

Sentence on sub-letting solicitor upheld

A man caught subletting his council home in Lewisham while working in Birmingham as a solicitor has had his criminal sentence upheld after a...