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Benefits cheat claimed she was on low income while making £1k a week from second home

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07.02.2025

Benida Reyes, 53, continued to claim a low income discount to her bills despite having bought a second home that she was renting out.

Breckland Council believed she was living on less than £200 a week when she was in fact earning more than £4,000 a month.

Norwich Magistrates’ Court was told she had initially claimed Council Tax Support, a means tested scheme to reduce bills for people on a low income, in 2013.

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