The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a stark warning to millions of benefit claimants.

This comes after a woman was jailed for 20 months after a court found her guilty of benefit fraud.

Almost 24 million people throughout the UK are in receipt of a DWP benefit, including 8 million now claiming Universal Credit .

As more people claim these benefits, the government has warned that benefit fraud continue to be identified and pursued through the courts to the maximum extent possible

This comes after a 51-year-old woman from Manchester was convicted of fraudulently obtaining £110,000 in benefits to which she had no entitlement after neglecting to notify the DWP of changes to her living circumstances.

The woman admitted guilt to four charges of benefit fraud at Manchest

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