Overview

• Alan Forsythe admitted claiming £3,182.27 in Universal Credit while living at the family home between 2019 and 2023.
• Jemma Forsythe drew £49,007.91 under her maiden name by asserting she lived apart with her children.
• Investigators launched a probe in June 2023 after spotting holiday snaps on social media and reviewing bank statements and credit records.
• Recorder Ayesha Siddiqi sentenced Alan to 15 weeks in prison consecutive to his existing term and gave Jemma a 21-month suspended sentence with rehabilitation requirements and a nightly curfew.
• The court noted Jemma’s 2014 conviction for failing to notify the DWP of changed circumstances and weighed her children’s welfare in suspending her sentence.