An Auckland woman has been sentenced to 7 months home detention for falsely claiming Working for Families tax credits.
Siatini TALIAOA was sentenced on 2 June after falsely claiming three of her children were in her care, over a three-year period, from 2010 to 2013.
She received $44,000 in WfF payments and received a tax write off of $102,559.81.
As well as the seven months home detention, Taliaoa was ordered to repay $31,218 at $100 per week.