Benefits cheat is caught out by council
A mother claimed she was a single parent to claim more than £23,000 in benefits she was not entitled to.
Shirley Nash, 51, pleaded guilty at Chichester Magistrates Court to three charges of failing to report a change of circumstances.
She claimed she was a single parent after moving to Bracklesham Bay in July 2007 from Sutton, Surrey,.
She transferred her Income Support claim and made new claims to Housing and Council Tax Benefit for the new address.
But she did not declare that her husband was living with her there.
The true circumstances were discovered after a joint investigation between Chichester District Council and the Department for Work and Pensions.
She was overpaid 15,364.48 of Income Support, 6,496.42 of Housing Benefit and 1,333.74 of Council Tax Benefits and was sentenced to 300 hours of community punishment.
To report benefit fraud contact Chichester District Council's confidential fraud hotline on 01243 534590.
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