Let-off for deaf benefit fraudsters

A deaf woman and her 81-year-old mother-in-law have been spared jail for their involvement in a £1m benefit scam. Patricia Parke, 51, claimed pensioner Rose Parke was her support worker to rake in thousands of pounds in bogus benefit claims. She pocketed £8,480 from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) through the Jobcentre based ‘Access to Work’ scheme. Patricia claimed for professional British Sign Language (BSL) support given by Rose even though she was not qualified and no actual…