Benefit cheat dodges jail despite lying for years to pocket nearly £40,000 from the public purse

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Benefit cheat dodges jail despite lying for years to pocket nearly £40,000 from the public purse.

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A benefits cheat who lied for more than six years has been spared jail, despite pocketing nearly £40,000 from the public purse.Eleanor Chadder, from Hayle in Cornwall, was convicted of dishonestly failing to notify the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) she was living together as a married couple while she claimed Employment Support Allowance.She claimed £38,300 from August 2015 until May 2021.Chadder, 40, has repaid just £1,700 so far, and has now been ordered to repay the outstanding amount plus £1,800 towards costs.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say This will be paid at a rate of £100 a month, Truro Crown Court heard.Recorder Richard Paige sentenced Chadder, a youth worker, to four months in jail, suspended for 18 months, for what he called "sustained dishonesty over six years", according to Cornwall Live.Chadder has physical and mental health conditions and is considered to be at low risk of offending.Mr Ramsay Quaife, defence barrister, said her conviction had brought "shame...

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