article_snippet: Grandfather Dennis Scott, pictured outside Hull Crown Court on Friday, falsely claimed more than £23,000 .
article_snippet: Grandfather Dennis Scott received thousands in pension credits between 2009 and 2014 by falsely claiming that A 65-year-old man who claimed almost £24,000 in benefits despite having £88,000 in the bank had less than £4,000 in capital.
article_snippet: But a recent house sale meant Grandfather Dennis Scott had significantly more money - making Grandfather Dennis Scott ineligible for the credits, which are intended to guarantee pensioners a minimum income.
article_snippet: Grandfather Dennis Scott claimed the money had been destined for Grandfather Dennis Scott grandchildren, saying Grandfather Dennis Scott had wanted to give his grandchildren a 'better start in life'.
article_snippet: Hull Crown Court heard the £23,776.16 Grandfather Dennis Scott falsely claimed had been repaid in full by July last year.
article_snippet: Defending, Antony Farrell told Hull Crown Court that Grandfather Dennis Scott was a family man who had wanted to give his grandchildren a better start in life than the one Grandfather Dennis Scott had been given.
highlights_snippet: Grandfather Dennis Scott falsely claimed Grandfather Dennis Scott had less than £4,000 in capital .
  
highlights_snippet: Allowed Grandfather Dennis Scott to claim thousands in pension credits Grandfather Dennis Scott was not entitled to .
  
highlights_snippet: But a recent property sale meant Grandfather Dennis Scott had significantly more in Grandfather Dennis Scott bank .
  