Cookstown benefits cheat claimed over £16,000 in two years

Mr Devlin had claimed Income Support on the grounds that he was unfit for employment and had no savings or other source of income.

During his claim to benefit the defendant failed to declare that he held capital in excess of the allowed thresholds and as a result of this he received £16,627 in benefits that he was not entitled to over a two year period.

At the confiscation hearing today the Court granted a Confiscation Order in amount of £18,115 with a 12 month prison sentence in default of non-payment.

He has until 19 November 2015 to satisfy the order.