Two people have been convicted at Craigavon Magistrates' Court today for claiming benefits they were not entitled to.
Edwina Beattie (51) of Clendinning Avenue, Portadown was given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £34 court costs for failure to declare employment while claiming Income Support, Carers Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £2,197.
Michael Toland (21) of Rectory Road, Lurgan was fined £150 and ordered to pay £25 court costs for duplicate encashment of Income Support totalling £156.
Both are also required to repay the money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
This brings to 186 the total number of successful prosecutions this year.
