Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHelen Green, 49, was sentenced to seven months in prison for dishonestly claiming over £25,000 in Personal Independence Payment (PIP). She falsely claimed to be housebound and reliant on crutches due to severe rheumatoid arthritis and a slipped disk between January 2020 and March 2023. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) investigation, initiated after a tip-off, revealed Green was actively working out at a gym. Further evidence showed Green, from Shrewsbury, was also an active member of a running club, contradicting her claims of being unable to walk. Green pleaded guilty to dishonestly failing to notify the DWP of a change in circumstances, with the amended amount of fraudulent claims totalling £25,244. In fullBenefit cheat who claimed she could not walk caught doing zumba and spin classes at gymThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
CCTV exposes benefit cheat working out at gym after telling DWP she ‘can’t walk’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHelen Green, 49, was sentenced to seven months in prison for dishonestly claiming over £25,000 in Personal Independence Payment (PIP). She falsely claimed to be housebound and reliant on crutches due to severe rheumatoid arthritis and a slipped disk between January 2020 and March 2023. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) investigation, initiated after a tip-off, revealed Green was actively working out at a gym. Further evidence showed Green, from Shrewsbury, was also an active member of a running club, contradicting her claims of being unable to walk. Green pleaded guilty to dishonestly failing to notify the DWP of a change in circumstances, with the amended amount of fraudulent claims totalling £25,244. In fullBenefit cheat who claimed she could not walk caught doing zumba and spin classes at gymThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
