The Law Commission are proposing a shakeup of immigration rules in order to make them easier to understand. The aim is to simplify the current 1,100 pages of regulations. The proposals include an audit of overlapping rules and a limit to the number of times a year the rules are changed. The Law Commission believes
A woman has been found guilty of dishonestly claiming almost £10,000. Jane Prentice, 50, who claimed to be a single parent on a low income, with three children, was prosecuted after falsely claiming Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support from Swale council between August 2016 and December 2017. However, an investigation by the Department for
A woman who dishonestly claimed more than £18,000 of employment support allowance has avoided jail. Sharron Ensor from Rawmarsh admitted fraud by false representation and was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court. Ensor claimed she was single and received £18,462 in employment support allowance from Barnsley Benefit Centre. Judge Robert Kelson sentenced Ensor to three months
A man who is a carer for his 37-year-old son is being forced to sell his home or face jail because he wrongly received benefits that cost the taxpayer less than £110. George Henderson, 59, has cared all his life without payment for his son who has mental health problems and is addicted to heroin.
A man has been charged of fraudulently claiming more than £33,000 in disability benefits over nearly six years. Lorenzo Armas, 51, denies knowingly failing to notify benefit bosses of a change to his entitlement for disability living allowance between February 15 2012 and January 2 this year. Armas is alleged to have claimed a total
A man has been fined after he was found to be using his wife’s Blue Badge for his own benefit. James Mason initially claimed that he had dropped his wife off at an appointment but later admitted that he had lied. Blue Badges allow a disabled person to park closer to their home or destination,
A “deceitful” former magistrate has been jailed after she lied about her mobility to cheat the benefits system out of more than £26,000. Sandra Howell, 43, fraudulently claimed the benefits while working as a domestic cleaner in Greater Manchester. The former Stockport magistrate was brought into court in a wheelchair, but footage was played to
A benefits cheat who falsely £78,000 claims she is ‘unfit’ to complete her community service. Kathryn Leathard, 30, pretended to be a single mum for five years in order to get tax credits, income support, council tax benefit and housing benefit. However, authorities found she had been living with her partner. Leathard
A man from Renfrewshire has admitted claiming benefits on his mother’s behalf that she was not entitled to. Stewart Connelly who was authorised to act on behalf of his mother, Amelia Connelly, failed to disclose all her savings. He told Renfrewshire Council she had a bank account which contained £6,367 in savings, but she actually
An ex- Tory councillor who claimed he could not even wash his own hair was secretly filmed hauling away tables at a summer fair. Albert Pounder, 74, illegally claimed £10,422 in Disability Living Allowance from 2014 to 2016 and £467 housing benefit in 2016. Preston Crown Court heard he failed to notify the Department of