Man accused of taking over £22,000 in benefits fraud

A Dundee man is facing charges of obtaining over £22,000 in Jobseekers Allowance, housing benefit and council tax benefit he was not entitled to.

It is alleged between June 20 2008 and July 17 2012 Clifford Guyan, 48, of Crescent Lane, knowingly made a false statement to the Department for Work and Pensions officials on applications and review forms for Jobseekers Allowance, while he had savings exceeding the upper limit and obtained £13,438.85 Jobseekers Allowance (Income Based) he was not entitled to.

It is also alleged between June 23 2008 and December 20 2009 at Crescent Lane he made a false statement to Dundee City Council and obtained £5,544.93 of housing benefit he was not entitled to.

It is further alleged between June 23 2008 and March 31 2013 at Crescent Lane he made false statements to the council and obtained £3,371.46 council tax benefit he was not entitled to.

The case was continued without plea for three weeks to April 4.