article_snippet: Leslie Grant, also received a £40,000 payment from Leslie Grant parents and was drawing income as a director of three companies during the time Leslie Grant and husband Leslie, 67, were claiming benefits, Gloucester Crown Court has heard.
article_snippet: On trial: Sarah and Leslie Grant are accused of claiming £42,000 of benefits while getting an income from several businesses and £50,000 in the bank, a court has heard .
article_snippet: This was received while Leslie Grant got money from Leslie Grant mum, there was income from the pair's businesses and business account were being used for personal expenditure, it was said.
article_snippet: Mr Grant, 67, had been receiving pension credit since November 2007, despite running his wife's companies, Hadleigh Partnership, Hadleigh Development and Sarafino Ltd, prosecutors claim.
article_snippet: Tara Wolfe, told the opening of the trial: 'We say Mr and Mrs Grant knew Mr and Mrs Grant were under an obligation to inform the Dept of Work and Pensions and the council of money coming into Mr and Mrs Grant accounts which affected Mr and Mrs Grant entitlement to benefits. '
article_snippet: Between September 2010 and Oct 2011 Mrs Grant received £40,000 from Mrs Grant parents. '
article_snippet: There was also income from Mrs Grant position as a director of three limited companies that were trading during the material time and which Oct 2011 Mrs Grant was running. '
article_snippet: And three limited companies that were trading during the material time and which Mr Grant was running were using three limited companies that were trading during the material time and which Mr Grant was running business accounts for personal expenditure.'
article_snippet: Mrs Grant was questioned by benefit officials in May 2010 and said that her parents had paid the rent shortfalls and school fees.
article_snippet: He told that £40,000 of that had come from Mrs Grant's mother.
article_snippet: Mr and Mrs Grant both deny falsely claiming pension credits and housing and council tax benefit without declaring Mr and Mrs Grant both had other income.
article_snippet: I understood the money to be a short term loan from Mrs Grant's mother to get Mrs Grant's mother back on Mrs Grant's mother feet.'
highlights_snippet: Sarah and Leslie Grant are on trial for alleged £42,000 benefit fraud .
  
highlights_snippet: Leslie Grant said to be director at three firms while getting housing benefits .
  
highlights_snippet: During same period Leslie Grant received £40,000 from Leslie Grant parents, court heard .
  
highlights_snippet: Leslie Grant accused of claiming pension credit while running two companies .
  