jailed: dennis scott, pictured outside hull crown court on friday, falsely claimed more than £23,000  a 65 year old man who claimed almost £24,000 in benefits despite having £88,000 in the bank has been jailed dennis scott received thousands in pension credits between 2009 and 2014 by falsely claiming that he had less than £4,000 in capital but a recent house sale meant the grandfather had significantly more money   making him ineligible for the credits, which are intended to guarantee pensioners a minimum income he claimed the money had been destined for his grandchildren, saying he had wanted to give them a 'better start in life' scott, from barnsholme, east yorkshire, pleaded guilty to dishonestly making a false statement to the department of work and pensions he was jailed for eight months at hull crown court on friday the court heard the £23,77616 he falsely claimed had been repaid in full by july last year defending, antony farrell told the court that scott was a family man who had wanted to give his grandchildren a better start in life than the one he had been given jailing him, judge richardson qc said scott had behaved in a 'shameful fashion' he said: 'it must be made very clear to you and to anyone like you who is tempted to defraud the state in respect of social security benefits that a prison sentence is likely to follow such conduct 'your flagrantly breached that system by your shameful conduct for a man of your years you ought to know better' he also noted that scott had not pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity sentenced: scott, from barnsholme, east yorkshire, pleaded guilty to dishonestly making a false statement to the department of work and pensions he was jailed for eight months at hull crown court (pictured)
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grandfather dennis scott falsely claimed he had less than £4,000 in capital . allowed him to claim thousands in pension credits he was not entitled to . but a recent property sale meant he had significantly more in his bank . scott, who has repaid the benefits, was jailed for eight months on friday 