Scots benefits cheat mum who stole over £50,000 returned to jail after failed appeal
Rosanna Anderson took thousands in benefits payments despite living with her then-partner at their family home.
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The 31-year-old admitted receiving the excess Child Tax Credits payments during an appearance at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. (Image: Credit: Alexander Lawrie)
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By Alex Lawrie
Rosanna Anderson was previously jailed at Edinburgh Sheriff Court A MUM-OF-SEVEN who was jailed last month for carrying out a six-year benefit scam has been returned to prison after the appeal against her sentence failed. Rosanna Anderson wrongly claimed £55,000 from the public purse after failing to inform the Department for Work and Pensions that she was living with her then-partner in the family home. The 31-year-old admitted receiving the excess child tax credits payments during an appearance at Edinburgh Sheriff Court earlier this year and was jailed by Sheriff Wendy Sheehan on March 1. Anderson, of Tranent, was then released from prison on March 16 – just two weeks into her sentence – after her legal team lodged an appeal against the 12-month prison term.
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By Alex Lawrie
Rosanna Anderson appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court A MUM-OF-SIX who was gifted nearly £3,000 by her local community to buy a specially designed helmet for her baby son has been jailed after admitting claiming six years worth of benefits she was not entitled to. Rosanna Anderson wrongly claimed more than £50,000 after failing to inform the Department for Work and Pensions she was living with her then-partner in the family home. Anderson, who has six children and is step-mum to one, claimed the excess child tax credits payments while living with her former partner Stuart McTaggart at a house in Tranent.