Some of the biggest scroungers have been shamelessly caught going on 5k runs or faking illnesses to rake in their ill-gotten gains to splash out on luxury holidays and live the high life.
Claire Bostock, 32, pictured outside court, had illegally filched extra housing benefit and income support for six years without telling welfare officials she was living with the father of her children Jonathan Sykes
A benefits cheat who swindled more than £46,000 by falsely claiming she was a single parent was caught out after being spotted escorting her long-term boyfriend to a black tie dinner.
Claire Bostock, 32, had illegally filched extra housing benefit and income support for six years without telling welfare officials she was living with the father of her children Jonathan Sykes.
But the mother-of-three was busted after inspectors from the Department of Work and Pensions logged onto Bostock s Facebook page and saw a series of lovey dovey pictures of her with Mr Sykes, who works for a floor screeding firm - including two images at his Christmas works do.