A mum raked in £97,000 in benefits while secretly living with her partner. Claire Finney claimed she was living alone and wasn’t working whilst supporting four children.
The 41-year-old, of Eccles, falsely claimed almost £100,000 in payouts over five years. READ MORE: But Finney was caught out following an investigation by HMRC, the DWP and Salford City Council.
Appearing at Manchester Crown Court, Finney, earlier pleaded guilty to four offences of failing to disclose information to appropriate bodies that she was legally obligated to.
Today, she was handed a suspended sentence. Eleanor Gleeson, prosecuting, said Finney was sharing a house with Joseph Perry, said to be her partner throughout April 2014 to July 2019.
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