A WOMAN who got more than £3,400 in benefits she wasn’t entitled to was on a suspended jail term.

Burnley Crown Court heard how Kathryn Browitt, 45, was claiming incapacity benefits while working at a taxi office, but told investigators she went there but only occasionally answered the phone.

She was also receiving council tax and housing benefits. Browitt admitted three counts of failing to notify a change in circumstances, between last March and July.

The defendant, of Larch Street, Nelson, was given a 12 month community order, with supervision.