A COMPANY director who fraudulently claimed more than £21,000 in housing benefit and council tax has avoided prison.
Abdul Hannan, aged 49, told Bromley Council he was employed part time on a low income when he was actually a director of a company and his wife was employed full time.
Hannan, of Imperial Way, Chislehurst, claimed a total of £21,350 in housing benefit and council tax between October 2007 and July last year, but was caught out when the council did a data check.
He was sentenced at Croydon Crown Court after pleading guilty to benefit fraud and was given a 12 month prison sentence, suspended for two years.
Hannan was also ordered to do 200 hours community service, and is currently repaying the money he falsely claimed.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel