Feltham Train
Driver Convicted of Dishonestly Claiming Benefit
A Feltham resident
who dishonestly claimed £1200 of benefits will be £2000 out of pocket after
being caught and prosecuted by Fraud Investigators at Hounslow Council.
Ms Caroline Kennedy, of 103 Burns Avenue, Feltham, pleaded guilty at
Brentford Magistrates Court on Friday 20 September.
Ms Kennedy failed
to notify either the Council or the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
that she had started a job as a driver for South West Trains, earning
approximately £344 a week. From
the start of her job on 16 July 2001, Ms Kennedy dishonestly claimed £967.68
in Housing Benefit and £274.69 in Council Tax Benefit.
At Brentford
Magistrates Court, Ms Kennedy was fined £400 with £400 costs, and she must
also repay the £1242.37 of benefits.
Cllr Jagdish
Sharma, Lead Member for Finance at Hounslow Council, said, “
ENDS
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