£1.1bn in benefits stolen by fraudsters posing as single claimants last year, analysis reveals

THE amount of benefits cash stolen by fraudsters who pretend to be single hit £1.1billion last year, analysis reveals. Single swindlers raked in the ­equivalent of £3.1million a day of taxpayer cash. Hundreds of benefits claimants have been caught keeping partners secret, often for years, after ­moving in together. They can get around £2,000 a...