Benefit cheat.A WEB wheeler-dealer staged a benefit scam while he sold items on the internet. Stephen Grenfell was already lawfully claiming income support when he began trading goods from his computer. He bought and sold products including mobile phones, sim cards and nappies. He even tried to make money on sawdust. Grenfell, of Hackworth Way, Royal Quays, North Shields, did not tell the Department for Work and Pensions The Department for Work and Pensions (or DWP) (Welsh: Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau) is the largest government department in the Government of the United Kingdom, created on June 8, 2001, from the merger of the employment part of the Department for Education and and he was overpaid o·ver·pay v. o·ver·paid , o·ver·pay·ing, o·ver·pays v.tr. 1. To pay (a party) too much. 2. To pay an amount in excess of (a sum due). v.intr. To pay too much. more than pounds 6,800 in benefit, Newcastle Crown Court heard. Grenfell was given a 12-month community order with 120 hours' unpaid work after admitting dishonestly retaining wrongful credit. |
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