Benefits cheat Ying To was a landlord with £650,000 in his bank account

A benefit cheat was paid £50,000 in benefits when he had more than £650,000 in his bank account, a court heard. Ying To, 59, was paid Universal Credit for more than four years before he was caught in November 2022. To, who is registered blind, admitted falsely making a statement to the Department of Work and Pensions to obtain a payment. John Fairhead, prosecuting, told Southwark Crown Court: ‘At the time he made the original declaration in September 2018 he…