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Helen Green jailed for £25k benefit fraud after video run

5/19/2026

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Helen Green was jailed after pleading guilty to fraudulently claiming £25,244 in Personal Independence Payment.
Video showed her completing a 10-kilometre run despite claiming she was housebound.
Shrewsbury Crown Court heard she attended Zumba and Body Combat classes while receiving benefits.
Labour Party Minister for Transformation Andrew Western said the fraud, revealed after a tip-off to the Department for Work and Pensions, was a slap in the face to taxpayers.

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Helen Green was jailed after pleading guilty to fraudulently claiming £25,244 in Personal Independence Payment.
Video showed her completing a 10-kilometre run despite claiming she was housebound.
Shrewsbury Crown Court heard she attended Zumba and Body Combat classes while receiving benefits.
Labour Party Minister for Transformation Andrew Western said the fraud, revealed after a tip-off to the Department for Work and Pensions, was a slap in the face to taxpayers.