SBC cabinet member for regulation and consumer protection Cllr Pavitar Mann said: “This case highlights the fact that if you provide us with forged or fake documents we will always catch you out and will prosecute, no-one is above the law. Jones pleaded guilty to 12 offences related to her fraudulent behaviour at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Friday, March 16. SBC spotted anomalies and discovered that Jones had provided forged bank statements for her housing application and for years of housing and council tax benefits claims, resulting in a of £5748 loss for the council. Ones and her seven-year-old son were given temporary accommodation while she appealed the decision, while she providing further bank statements. She denied being in rent arrears and produced bank statements showing rent payments, but her case was refused because a council housing officer concluded she was in arrears of over £20,000 and was intentionally homeless.
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