16 December 2005
LONDONDERRY MAN CONVICTED OF £17,754 BENEFIT FRAUD
A man who claimed benefits without declaring that he was receiving an occupational pension was convicted at Londonderry Magistrates' Court yesterday.
Raymond Hart (53), of Broighter Court, Caw, received £9,816 in Income Support and £7,938 in Housing Benefit over a six-year period between January 1998 and March 2004. He was given a conditional discharge for two years and ordered to pay £31 costs.
He is also required by the Social Security Agency to repay the £17,754 that he received.
This is the 195th successful prosecution for benefit fraud taken by the Social Security Agency since 1 January 2005.
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