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07/08/2013
Six Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
Six people have been convicted at Belfast Magistrates’ Court today for claiming benefits they were not entitled to.
30-year-old Isaiah Harbison of Hallidays Road, Belfast, claimed Income Support and Housing Benefit totalling £4,777 while still working.
He has been sentenced to 100 hours community service and ordered to pay court costs of £34.
Heather Evans, 51, of Skegoneill Avenue, Belfast, claimed Jobseekers Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £5,920 while failing to declare employment.
She was given 80 hours community service and ordered to pay court costs of £40.
Leigh McFarlane, 32, of O’Neill Road, Newtownabbey, claimed Jobseekers Allowance and Housing Benefit to the sum of £2,351 while he had been working.
He was given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay court costs of £68.
26-year-old Paula Crossan of Abbeyglen Drive, Newtownabbey claimed Jobseekers Allowance totalling £1,466 while failing to declare employment. She was fined £350 and ordered to pay court costs of £62.
Rhonda Smyth, 47, of Iveagh Drive, Belfast claimed Housing Benefit totalling £3,749 while failing to declare employment.
She was given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay court costs of £80.
35-year-old Arlene Blaney of Springvale Grove, Belfast claimed Housing Benefit totalling £2,107, despite having received a student loan.
She was given 75 hours community service and ordered to pay court costs of £50.
(IT/MH)
30-year-old Isaiah Harbison of Hallidays Road, Belfast, claimed Income Support and Housing Benefit totalling £4,777 while still working.
He has been sentenced to 100 hours community service and ordered to pay court costs of £34.
Heather Evans, 51, of Skegoneill Avenue, Belfast, claimed Jobseekers Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £5,920 while failing to declare employment.
She was given 80 hours community service and ordered to pay court costs of £40.
Leigh McFarlane, 32, of O’Neill Road, Newtownabbey, claimed Jobseekers Allowance and Housing Benefit to the sum of £2,351 while he had been working.
He was given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay court costs of £68.
26-year-old Paula Crossan of Abbeyglen Drive, Newtownabbey claimed Jobseekers Allowance totalling £1,466 while failing to declare employment. She was fined £350 and ordered to pay court costs of £62.
Rhonda Smyth, 47, of Iveagh Drive, Belfast claimed Housing Benefit totalling £3,749 while failing to declare employment.
She was given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay court costs of £80.
35-year-old Arlene Blaney of Springvale Grove, Belfast claimed Housing Benefit totalling £2,107, despite having received a student loan.
She was given 75 hours community service and ordered to pay court costs of £50.
(IT/MH)
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