A Chafford Hundred resident has admitted four counts of benefit fraud totalling an overpayment of nearly £11,000.
The Resident(name withheld)aged 37, pleaded guilty at Grays Magistrate Court on February 12, 2009.
The Resident was sentenced to a two-year probation supervision order and has to complete 300 hours unpaid community work and repay the overpaid benefit within the first 12 months and was also ordered to pay £461 in court costs.
Cabinet member for Public Protection, Cllr Ben Maney, said: "The council will continue to crack down on the minority of residents who attempt to defraud the system.
"We will persist in sending the message out that benefit cheats will be found and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
Anyone wishing to report suspicion of benefit fraud can call the council's hotline on 01375 652157.
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