- Helen Green, 49, was sentenced to seven months in prison for dishonestly claiming over £25,000 in Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
- She falsely claimed to be housebound and reliant on crutches due to severe rheumatoid arthritis and a slipped disk between January 2020 and March 2023.
- The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) investigation, initiated after a tip-off, revealed Green was actively working out at a gym.
- Further evidence showed Green, from Shrewsbury, was also an active member of a running club, contradicting her claims of being unable to walk.
- Green pleaded guilty to dishonestly failing to notify the DWP of a change in circumstances, with the amended amount of fraudulent claims totalling £25,244.
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