Overview
- Andrew Vincent, 62, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
- The court ordered recovery of about £18,080 through £60 monthly deductions from his Universal Credit.
- Undercover DWP investigators filmed him coaching The Roaring Meg pub team in Biddulph, walking the pitch, lifting equipment and standing for long periods.
- He had been awarded the higher rate of PIP in 2017 for severe mobility problems and failed to report improvements from 2021 to 2023, prosecutors said.
- He pleaded guilty on September 26, 2023, later accepted the footage when questioned in October 2023, and the judge rejected mitigation in imposing immediate custody.