A 76-year-old Ponthirwaun man has been fined by magistrates after pleading guilty to dishonestly claiming benefits.

Alan Gibbons, of Postgwyn, appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 28 May.

The 76-year-old pleaded guilty to a charge of dishonestly making a false statement to obtain a benefit on or about 8 November 2017.

The court heard Gibbons “made a statement or representation to the Department for Work and Pensions which was false” by not disclosing “the true extent” of his capital savings and investments during a benefit telephone application.

Magistrates handed Gibbons a fine of £200.

He must also pay costs to the Crown Prosecution Service of £85 as well as a surcharge to fund victim services of £80.