Benefits cheat walks free shock

A benefits cheat who illegally pocketed nearly £25,000 in handouts thanked a judge as he was spared jail. Trevor Davis, 64, claimed he was not working and had little or no savings but was working as a delivery driver for a medicines company, earning up to £900 a month. Southwark Crown Court heard how Davis illegally received Employment Support Allowance and housing benefits totalling £24,934.02. Carolina Bracken, prosecuting, said: ‘This case relates to overpayment of ESA just shy of a…