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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Crewe Driver’s benefit swindle |
Crewe Driver’s benefit swindle Taxi driver sentenced for swindling nearly £7,000 in benefits A TAXI driver has been ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work after swindling nearly £7,000 in benefits. Kevin Scott, of Smith Grove in Crewe, appeared at South Cheshire Magistrate’s Court on Monday, November 4 for failing to notify Cheshire East Council that his earnings had increased. The 45-year-old was overpaid £5612.04 in housing benefit and £1,255.92 in council tax benefit. Scott had submitted a benefits claim to Cheshire East Council on the basis of his earnings as a self employed taxi driver, indicating that he had no income. But in February, he completed a changes form on request, advising that he was no longer self employed and was working for a local taxi firm and had been taking 40% of his gross earnings from March 2011. Scott pleaded guilty to failing to give prompt notification of a change in his circumstances. He was sentenced to a 12 months community order with 100 hours unpaid work £200 towards costs and £60 victim surcharge. http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/news/ta ... ly-6297951 |
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