Lurgan woman fined for wrongfully claiming over £14,000 in benefits

Lurgan woman fined for wrongfully claiming over £14,000 in benefits

A Lurgan woman has been convicted at Craigavon Magistrates Court for fraudulently claiming over £14,000 in benefits.

Lurgan woman who wrongly claimed over £14,000 in benefits must undertake 100 hours of unpaid work

A Lurgan woman has to been ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work after fraudulently claiming £14,381 in benefits. Lisa White (48) of Toberhewny Hall, claimed Universal Credit whilst failing to declare a change in circumstances. She was sentenced at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on Friday. She is required to repay any outstanding money wrongly obtained to the Department. The defendant failed to declare a change of circumstances in relation …