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| Wimbledon Magistrates' Court |
A woman who lives in a £970,000 home in leafy Kew has been sentenced for claiming income support, despite having excess savings.
Frances Leung, 45, of Raleigh Road, Richmond-upon-Thames appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates Court.
Under means-testing rules applicants with savings in excess of £16,000 are not entitled to the benefit.
She was charged that on May 29, 2015 she dishonestly made a false statement to obtain a benefit, namely income support, by making a false representation to the Department of Work and Pensions that she did not have any capital savings above the permitted level.
Leung was sentenced to a twelve-month community order, which includes forty hours of unpaid community service work, plus up to ten days of a Probation Service-ordered rehabilitation activity requirement.
She must also pay £85 costs and a £60 victim surcharge.
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