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Mother-Of-Two Caught Claiming Benefits Whilst Working As a Glamour Model (31 January 2012)

Date: 31/01/2012
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, Mother-Of-Two Caught Claiming Benefits Whilst Working As a Glamour Model

A mother-of-two has admitted her guilt to falsely claiming over £16,000 in welfare benefits whilst in employment as a glamour model. Kirsty Summers, 23, informed officials that she was unemployed when she was earning thousands as a glamour model on TV shows and online. She continued to receive council tax credits, income support and housing benefits for almost 18 months. However, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) caught her out last year. Ms Summers, from Somerset, admitted charges of fraud by false representation in addition to fraud by failing to reveal information.

Neil Scott, prosecuting, informed Taunton Deane Magistrates’ Court, that Ms Summers had falsely claimed just short of £16,208 in welfare benefits between November 2009 and March 2011. The DWP’s findings were confirmed by Ms Summers’ employers, the GSP interactive media group and Bluebird productions, as well as by her bank, Lloyds Bank. During an interview with a DWP officer, Ms Summers told of how she had been earning money through self-employed work for adult channels.

Magistrates heard that Ms Summers was not in possession of any previous convictions and was suffering from severe financial difficulties. She claimed that she had first applied for benefits in 2006 at a time when she was eligible for them but failed to notify the DWP when she agreed to self-employed work. Ms Summers is set to appear in court again for sentencing in February.

Duncan Lewis’ welfare benefits solicitors can provide guidance to individuals accused of falsely claiming state financial support.

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