A MUM-OF-THREE who conned the state out of £37,384 has avoided jail.
Wendy Davies admitted three charges of benefit fraud when she did not tell authorities her former partner was back living with her.
The 28-year-old failed to notify the Department of Work and Pensions and Forest of Dean District Council of her change in circumstances, cashing in overpayments of £20,000 of housing benefit, £3,160 worth of council tax and £14,233 of income support between February 2008...
