A benefits cheat pocketed almost £12,500 in state hand-outs she was not entitled to, after failing to declare she had got married, a court heard.Kimberley Simmonds, 32, initially made a legitimate claim as a single mother of a child.But when she married Lee Simmonds in May 2011, she continued claiming council tax until March 2013 and income support until February 2014.Noel Filo, prosecuting, said that when Simmonds, of Stuart Road, Glen Parva, was questioned by the authorities she claimed...
