Mother-of-three who pocketed £20K in benefits by falsely claiming to be on her own despite secretly living with her estranged husband is spared jail

Daily Mail - Oct 27, 2026

Chantelle Crookes claimed to be the only adult occupant at her home so she could fraudulently claim Universal Credit and council tax support from Breckland District Council in Norfolk.

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