Benefits cheat mother raked in £75,000 after claiming partner was homeless

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Benefits cheat mother raked in £75,000 after claiming partner was homeless.

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A 41-year-old mother from Salford has admitted to defrauding the benefits system of more than £75,000 while concealing that she was living with her working partner.Kelly Clews entered guilty pleas to five counts of fraud by false representation at Manchester Crown Court after claiming her boyfriend Matthew Corbett had become homeless following their separation.In reality, the couple continued to share a home and even took holidays together to Pontins during the period she was receiving overpayments.Clews maintained to investigators that she and Mr Corbett were "not a full-on relationship" and that they "just shared kids".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The court heard that despite periods when the pair were estranged, they resided together throughout her fraudulent claims.Over the five-year period from 2018 to 2023, Clews obtained payments from multiple bodies by misrepresenting her living arrangements.The mother-of-four received Universal Credit and income support from the...

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