Cheating gran on run; SLIMMER'S FAKE BENEFITS CLAIM.Byline: STEPHEN WHITE CARDELIA Bell claimed she could only walk 20 yards - but was filmed jogging with her dog while pushing her grandchild's pram as part of a fitness regime. Bell, 47, shed a mammoth 10 stone, but while she was losing the stones she was illegally gaining the pounds from taxpayers' cash. Tony O'Brien, prosecuting for 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 , said Bell, of Lancaster, claimed to be suffering from a slipped disc, arthritis, asthma and an underactive thyroid. She had disability living allowance since October 2002, but admitted she had been active since April 2008 and had been 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. by pounds 2,138. Bell admitted failing to inform the DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection of a change in circumstances and was fined pounds 65 after she was caught following a tip-off. Defending, John Batty said Bell's initial claim had been legitimate and she had been unable to work for 20 years. He added she had but she had a "litany of problems, physical and mental". CAPTION(S): CAUGHT Cardelia Bell ROAD WORK Cardelia Bell runs with dog and pushchair |
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