No jail for mother who fraudulently claimed €30,000 in welfare benefits

A mother-of-five who fraudulently claimed over €30,000 in social welfare benefits in the name of her late cousin has been given a three year suspended sentence.

The fraud came to light in 2015 when Jane Fay (aged 64) applied for a public services card in her own name and the facial recognition system matched her photograph to the claim under her cousin's name.