Two women were convicted at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court today for claiming benefits they were not entitled to.
Colleen McKessick (46) of Hamilton Park, Ballymoney was fined £150 and ordered to pay court costs of £46 for claiming Incapacity Benefit totalling £3,987 while failing to declare promptly that she was working.
Frances Lynn (56) of Lantarra, Ballymena claimed Job Seekers Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £4,109 while failing to declare she was working full time. She was fined £250 and ordered to pay court costs of £64.
Both are also required to repay the money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
This brings to 352 the total number of successful prosecutions this year.
