Overview
- Sumira Amin admitted dishonestly claiming Universal Credit over 40 months, receiving £56,124 after telling the DWP she rented despite being named on a Salford mortgage bought in 2018.
- Manchester Crown Court imposed a 12-month community order with 10 rehabilitation days for Amin, and set a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing for February 4, 2026 to seek repayment.
- Judge Paul Lawton said Amin did not appear to be the driving force behind the fraud, as the defence cited pressure from her children's father and her role as sole carer.
- In a separate case, Sadie Hart pleaded guilty to failing to report moving home, leading to £10,931 in housing cost overpayments between June 2022 and June 2024.
- Blackburn magistrates handed Hart an 18-month community order with 60 hours of unpaid work and a 25-day rehabilitation requirement, and her solicitor said she has begun repayments after leaving due to domestic violence.