Rising Cost of Benefit Cheats ; E Yorks: Recession Blamed for Increase in Fraudulent Claims Recession Blamed for Rise in Benefit Fraud

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W:6.5993cm H:14cm THE recession is being blamed for a rise in the number of benefit cheats caught making fraudulent claims in East Yorkshire.

Investigators at Hull City Council and East Riding Council say people have attempted to swindle thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money over the past three years.

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Rising Cost of Benefit Cheats ; E Yorks: Recession Blamed for Increase in Fraudulent Claims Recession Blamed for Rise in Benefit Fraud

In the East Riding, payments made to people who falsely claimed cash have risen by Pounds 100,000 -a-year over that period.

And, in Hull, hundreds of people are being investigated for potentially making wrongful claims.

Jeff Taylor, East Riding Council's p...

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