A WARRINGTON woman fraudulently obtained benefit totalling £9,499 by falsely claiming she was a single person.
In fact, Catherine Nixon, 35, of Sandy Lane, Orford was living with a partner who was working full time, Halton Magistrates’ Court was told.
She admitted three offences of benefit fraud and was given a 12-month supervised community order and ordered to pay £85 costs.
She was also ordered to repay the money.
The court was told Nixon obtained £5,260 housing benefit and £842 council tax benefit from Warrington Borough Council and £3,397 income support from the Department of Work and Pensions.
After the hearing, Adrian Webster, the council’s benefits and exchequer services manager, said: “All benefit theft is crime. There are no exceptions and that is why the council is determined to bring fraudsters to justice.”
A WARRINGTON woman fraudulently obtained benefit totalling £9,499 by falsely claiming she was a single person.
Woman obtained £9,499 benefit
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Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.
