Benefit Fraudster Avoids Immediate Jail Despite £70,000 Fraudulent Claims Tuesday, March 10, 2026 benefitfraud employmentandsupportallowance universalcredit housingbenefit courtcase mentalhealth rehabilitation sentencing welfarefraud dwp Donna Palmer, 48, from Minsterworth, Gloucester, has been convicted for committing benefit fraud amounting to over £70,000 but avoided immediate imprisonment after pleading guilty. The Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court revealed … Read More