Two people were convicted at Belfast Magistrates’ Court yesterday for claiming benefits they were not entitled to.
Seanine Holmes (31) of Cavendish Street, Belfast was given a £300 fine and ordered to pay £43 court costs for failure to declare employment while claiming Income Support and Housing Benefit totalling £2,515.
Martin Evans (43) of Fingals Court, Belfast was given 80 hours community service and ordered to pay £22 court costs for duplicate encashment of Jobseekers Allowance totalling £97.
Both are also required to repay the money they wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
This brings to 250 the total number of successful prosecutions this year.
