Overview

• Angela Lloyd admitted seven counts of fraud by false representation after claiming £169,394.15 in housing benefit, personal independence payments and carers allowance over 11½ years.
• Lee Phillips pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation and three counts of dishonestly failing to disclose information after wrongfully claiming £100,980.71 in employment support allowance, PIP, housing benefit and council tax reductions over five and a half years.
• Prosecutors detailed their use of fictitious addresses, aliases and a deceased woman's identity alongside fabricated medical conditions for their son to maximize benefit payouts.
• Judge Simon Medland KC described the scheme as a "substantial and determined fraud on the public purse" and sentenced Lloyd to two years in prison and Phillips to 20 months behind bars.
• Defence submissions highlighted Phillips' serious health conditions and lack of prior fraud convictions while the court noted Lloyd's longstanding record of dishonesty dating back to the 1980s.