Elaine Bittles (38) of Lady Street, Belfast was given a probation order for 12 months and ordered to pay £28 court costs for duplicate encashment of Income Support totalling £329.
Paul O’Reilly (49) of Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast was given 100 hours community service and ordered to pay £40 court costs for failure to declare he was employed while claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £7,574.
Mary Kirkpatrick (28) of Enfield Drive, Belfast was given a £250 fine and ordered to pay £28 court costs for failure to declare she was working full-time while claiming Income Support totalling £5,678.
Christopher Massie (26) of Ballyronan Park, Newtownabbey was given 12 months probation and ordered to pay £34 court costs for failure to declare he was working full-time while claiming Income Support totalling £4,062.
All are also required to repay the money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
This brings to 391 the total number of successful prosecutions this year.
