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27/10/2006
Woman gets conditional discharge for benefit fraud
A woman has been convicted at Belfast Magistrate’s Court today for living with her partner while claiming benefit as a single person.
Elizabeth McClean, 36, of Connsbrook Drive, Belfast, was given a two-year conditional discharge for claiming Income Support and Housing Benefit to the value of £3,790.
The offences occurred between February and June 2003.
Mrs McClean will also have to repay the money she received to the Social Security Agency.
This conviction is the 203rd secured by the Social Security Agency this year in its campaign against benefit fraud.
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Elizabeth McClean, 36, of Connsbrook Drive, Belfast, was given a two-year conditional discharge for claiming Income Support and Housing Benefit to the value of £3,790.
The offences occurred between February and June 2003.
Mrs McClean will also have to repay the money she received to the Social Security Agency.
This conviction is the 203rd secured by the Social Security Agency this year in its campaign against benefit fraud.
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