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Port Erin woman admits £18K benefit fraud

Made false representations for a year

A woman from Port Erin has pleaded guilty to a year-long benefits fraud which saw her wrongly paid nearly £18,000.

Twenty-seven-year-old Kathryne Marie Hill, of Marashen Crescent, appeared at Douglas Courthouse.

She admitted four charges of making false representations to obtain benefits - the court heard the offences had taken place between October 2020 and October last year.

Bail was granted - she'll be sentenced on 19 May.

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