A man was convicted at Derry Magistrates’ Court today for claiming benefits he was not entitled to.
John Clifford (43) of Strand Road, claimed Jobseekers Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £32,109 while failing to declare a student loan. He was given a five month prison sentence suspended for two years and ordered to pay court costs of £49.
He is also required to repay the outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.