Two people were convicted at Bangor Magistrates’ Court yesterday for claiming benefits they were not entitled to.
Edmund Walsh (65) of Wood Green, Bangor claimed Disability Living Allowance totalling £1,068 with exaggerated incapacity. He was fined £100 and ordered to pay court costs of £25.
Ernest Monaghan (43) of Spencer Street, Holywood claimed Income Support and Carers Allowance totalling £1,912 while failing to declare he was working full time. He was fined £300.
Both are also required to repay the money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
This brings to 284 the total number of successful prosecutions this year.
