A 50-year-old man has been ordered to return to court next month for sentencing after failing to tell government officials his partner had a job and was living with him and claiming over £3600 in income support he was not entitled to.
Paul Barty previously admitted making a false statement to the Department of Work and Pensions by claiming he was only living with his mother at 2 Clayton Road in Bridge of Earn between July 8, 2014 and 1 June, 2015 when the truth was his partner was also living with him over that time.
The single charge as set out on court papers states Barty, now of Orchard Way, Inchture, was able to claim a total sum of £3628.95 in income support over the period by failing to mention his partner was living with him and earning a wage in that time.
