Defendant overpaid £5,000 in pension credits

A REDRUTH man who made false claims to the Department of Work and Pensions for pension credits was paid more than £5,000 to which he was not entitled.Alan Howells, 65, of Tolgus Mount, Redruth, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to failing to declare he had capital in excess of the prescribed limit in 2010.Alison May, for the prosecution, said he had been claiming pension credits between August 2010 and July 2013 receiving a total overpayment of £5,194.He said he had capital...