Man with inheritance claimed benefits

A man who had a nest-egg of savings made up of £30,000 from an inheritance carried on claiming benefits.
Blackpool Magistrates CourtBlackpool Magistrates Court
Blackpool Magistrates Court

Trevor Darcy, 49, of Shepherd Road, St Annes, pleaded guilty to three offences of failing to notify a change in circumstances.

He was sentenced to a six weeks tagged curfew from 8pm to 8am and ordered to pay £85 costs with £60 victims’ surcharge by Blackpool magistrates.

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Sharon Child, prosecuting, said Darcy had received £30,000 from his mother’s estate, but failed to tell the authorities about it.

As a result, over 23 weeks from 2011, Darcy illegally claimed £6,203 in income support, housing and council tax benefits.

David Charnley, defending, said his client was a recovering alcoholic who at the time had a gambling addiction from which he owed £11,000.

He had now paid back all the cash.

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