Deaf woman and 81-year-old mother-in-law pulled off benefit scam

A deaf woman pretended her 81-year-old mother-in-law was her support worker to rake in thousands of pounds in bogus benefit claims, a court heard. Patricia Parke, 51, and pensioner Rose Parke allegedly pocketed £8,480 from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) through the Jobcentre based ‘Access to Work’ scheme. She claimed for professional British Sign Language (BSL) support given by Rose, using through a sham company as a ‘vehicle for fraud’. They deceived the DWP by using Rose’s maiden…