Urgent - thousands of pensioners missing out on hundreds of pounds
People in Greater Manchester are being urged to check if they are eligible for pension top up payments.
Categories: benefits
Woman fined for council tax discount fraud
A Radcliffe woman has been prosecuted for falsely claiming £250 in council tax single person’s discount.
Receiving housing benefit? Tell us if your circumstances change
Residents who receive housing benefit are being reminded to inform the council if their circumstances change.
Get online with a Memory Lane Digital Tour
Bury Council, Six Town Housing and Unison have joined forces to put on a magical mystery digital tour with a difference.
Benefit fraud couple ‘too ill to cook’ were running cafe
A couple who claimed they were too ill to cook their own meals were actually running a cafe – and he delivered Chinese takeaways using her mobility car.
Cake-maker guilty of benefit fraud
A mother of four was fraudulently claiming benefits while running a cake-making business.
Benefit fraudster ordered to pay more than £50,000
An electrician from Prestwich has been ordered to pay £51,203 after being convicted of housing benefit fraud carried out over eight years.
Mum of four convicted of benefit fraud
A mother of four pleaded guilty to two counts of benefit fraud for failing to tell Bury Council that her partner was living with her.
Woman sentenced for £67,000 benefits fraud
A Radcliffe woman has been given a suspended jail sentence after fraudulently claiming more than £67,000 in benefits.
Wise up to welfare benefit changes in Whitefield
Major changes in the benefits system will be explained at a special public meeting in Whitefield.
Housing and benefit changes – come and see
Big changes to council housing and benefits are coming in, and Bury Council is inviting residents to find out more.
Call centre extends opening hours to deal with benefit changes
Bury Council has announced that it will be extending the opening hours of its council tax and benefits contact centre to help meet the needs of local people struggling to find time during their busy working day to ask questions about their new council tax bills.
Benefits claimant fined by magistrates
A former Bury resident has been convicted after accepting housing benefit for a property she no longer lived in.
