"Single parent" benefit fraud

A Cleland woman was caught claiming she was a single parent to claim benefits she wasn’t entitled to. Michelle Gallacher admitted making f...

Pensioner admonished for £76k benefit fraud

A pensioner has been admonished for a £27,000 benefit fraud after Jedburgh Sheriff Court was told she is paying back all that money. Chris...

Paedophile hunter was also benefits cheat

A VIGILANTE paedo hunter who claimed she needed a wheelchair cheated £15,000 in benefits. Karen Ferry, 47, swindled the cash after informi...

Council house fraudster told to pay almost £40k

A woman who narrowly avoided jail after falsely gaining a council house has been ordered to pay costs of almost £40,000. Annet Nemah Umuzi...

Benefits agencies are 'overburdened and have over-stretched resources'

A benefits cheat has been ordered to pay back nearly £88,000 she wrongly claimed while living in Spain, but not until the year 2977. Jayne...

Repeat benefit fraudster must repay ... £10

A bakery worker who creamed off more than £20,000 from her employer has been ordered to pay back just £10 of her ill-gotten gains. Joan Wh...

Polish woman illegally let social housing

Magistrates have ordered a social housing tenant to repay thousands of pounds of rent she received by illegally subletting the Banbury prope...

£3k fine for blue badge fraud

A blue badge fraudster modified his dead dad's permit in order to avoid parking charges. Stephen Mellor took his father's blue bad...

Benefit cheat caught out by facebook snaps

A cheating mum-of-three who illegally pocketed £46,000 in benefits was caught out because of a family snap on Facebook. Hayley Turner, 29,...

Couple must pay almost £11k for tenancy fraud

A fraudster couple has been ordered to pay almost £11,000 after falsely obtaining a two-bedroom council property from Greenwich council, des...