A MAN illegally obtained more than £11,000 in benefit over a period of more than two years, magistrates heard at Warrington.
Marcin Glinka, 37, of Camberwell Drive, Walton, Warrington, pleaded guilty to two offences of benefit fraud and was ordered to repay £10,212 housing benefit and £1,230 council tax support.
He was also ordered to pay £877.50 in court costs and £60 victim surcharge, given a 12-month community order and also required to carry out 100 hours unpaid work.
The court was told Glinka failed to notify Warrington Borough Council that his wife had started work while he was claiming housing benefit and council tax support.
As a result, he had been overpaid £10,212 in housing benefit and £1,230 in council tax support since April 2013.
The court ordered that he pay the money at the rate of £100 per month.
After the hearing, a Warrington Borough Council spokesperson said: “Every day in the UK more than 200 benefit thieves are caught. The clear message is – if you commit benefit fraud you will be caught.”
Man must pay back £11,000 benefit, court rules
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