09/01/2009
Crackdown On Benefit Fraudsters Continues
A Belfast man convicted of fraudulently claiming over £50,000 in benefits has escaped jail.
Stanley Lyons was given a six month sentence suspended for 18 months on each of five charges when he appeared at Belfast Crown Court. The 62-year-old from Cliftondene in the north of the city claimed Jobseekers Allowance and rates rebates totalling £52,035 while failing to declare he had capital.
The Department of Social Development said Mr Lyons is required by the court to repay the entire amount he fraudulently claimed.
Meanwhile a Banbridge woman who claimed more than £2,700 in Income Support and Housing Benefit, while failing to disclose she was employed was given a conditional discharge suspended for two years when she appealed at Newry Magistrates Court.
Tanya Margaret Hughes, 36, of The Mews, Banbridge, is also required to repay the money to the Social Security Agency.
The Department is continuing the drive against fraudsters which it intensified last year and so far this year convictions are running at a rate of more than one a day.
(BMcC/JM)
Stanley Lyons was given a six month sentence suspended for 18 months on each of five charges when he appeared at Belfast Crown Court. The 62-year-old from Cliftondene in the north of the city claimed Jobseekers Allowance and rates rebates totalling £52,035 while failing to declare he had capital.
The Department of Social Development said Mr Lyons is required by the court to repay the entire amount he fraudulently claimed.
Meanwhile a Banbridge woman who claimed more than £2,700 in Income Support and Housing Benefit, while failing to disclose she was employed was given a conditional discharge suspended for two years when she appealed at Newry Magistrates Court.
Tanya Margaret Hughes, 36, of The Mews, Banbridge, is also required to repay the money to the Social Security Agency.
The Department is continuing the drive against fraudsters which it intensified last year and so far this year convictions are running at a rate of more than one a day.
(BMcC/JM)
Related Northern Ireland News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.
28 February 2012
Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
A woman was convicted at Craigavon Crown court yesterday for claiming benefits she was not entitled to. Ann Dougan, 32, of Willowfield, Tandragee, claimed Income Support totalling £1,028 while failing to declare employment and that she was living with her partner. She was given a three month prison sentence suspended for 18 months.
Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
A woman was convicted at Craigavon Crown court yesterday for claiming benefits she was not entitled to. Ann Dougan, 32, of Willowfield, Tandragee, claimed Income Support totalling £1,028 while failing to declare employment and that she was living with her partner. She was given a three month prison sentence suspended for 18 months.
07 June 2012
£22,096 Benefit Fraudsters Convicted
Three benefit fraudsters have been convicted of claiming a total of £22,096 they were not entitled to. All three will have to repay the sums to the Social Security Agency. The biggest sum claimed was by a County Down man.
£22,096 Benefit Fraudsters Convicted
Three benefit fraudsters have been convicted of claiming a total of £22,096 they were not entitled to. All three will have to repay the sums to the Social Security Agency. The biggest sum claimed was by a County Down man.
21 January 2015
Number Of People Unemployed In NI Falls
The number of people unemployed in Northern Ireland has fallen for the second consecutive year. Newly-published figures by the Department of Trade and Enterprise revealed that in December 2014, the number of people claiming unemployment benefit in NI fell by 900 from the previous month, and now stands at 50,200.
Number Of People Unemployed In NI Falls
The number of people unemployed in Northern Ireland has fallen for the second consecutive year. Newly-published figures by the Department of Trade and Enterprise revealed that in December 2014, the number of people claiming unemployment benefit in NI fell by 900 from the previous month, and now stands at 50,200.
15 September 2010
NI's Dole Queue Lengthens
The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in remains on the up despite the equivalent figures falling elsewhere in the UK. The seasonally adjusted figure shows that in August, 57,800 people were registered as unemployed - an increase of 900 on the previous month.
NI's Dole Queue Lengthens
The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in remains on the up despite the equivalent figures falling elsewhere in the UK. The seasonally adjusted figure shows that in August, 57,800 people were registered as unemployed - an increase of 900 on the previous month.
26 August 2011
State Benefits 'Feeding Thousands Of Kids'
Almost 118,000 NI kids are part of families that are living on State handouts - and over 300,000 pensioners are also on a major benefit.
State Benefits 'Feeding Thousands Of Kids'
Almost 118,000 NI kids are part of families that are living on State handouts - and over 300,000 pensioners are also on a major benefit.
-
Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
