A 38-YEAR-OLD woman has been ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work for defrauding Bromley Council out of more than £40,000 in benefits over 10 years.

Aber Kibwota, of Hawthorn Grove, Penge, pleaded guilty to fraud after illegally claiming council tax and housing benefits between June 1999 and November last year.

An investigation showed she had failed to inform the council her partner had been living with her and she had been in employment.

Kibwota was also given a 10-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months at Croydon Crown Court.

Anyone with information about suspected benefit fraud should call the fraud hotline on 0800 169 6975 or e-mail audit@bromley.gov.uk