A 28-YEAR-OLD woman has been prosecuted for benefit fraud following an anonymous tip-off.

Danielle Lennon, of Wichling Close, Orpington, illegally claimed around £13,900 in housing and council tax benefits from Bromley Council and £7,500 in income support from the Department for Work and Pensions.

A tip-off led investigators to discover she was living with a partner who was in employment and the couple were connected to an address in Essex.

Lennon was given a two-year conditional discharge by Bromley magistrates after pleading guilty to benefit fraud. She was also ordered to pay £350 costs.

The council is recovering the benefits she illegally claimed.