# Man jailed for £172,000 benefits fraud and £62,000 scheme claims

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/benefits-fraudster-who-stole-172000-of-taxpayer-cash-and-tried-to-fleece-62000-from-rishi-sunaks-covid-eat-out-to-help-out-scheme-is-jailed-for-40-months/
- Published: 2026-10-30T16:23:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T16:32:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16252931/Benefits-fraudster-stole-172-000-taxpayer-cash-tried-fleece-62-000-Rishi-Sunaks-Covid-Eat-Help-scheme-jailed-40-months.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Cricket, Sport, World

## Key points

- Rahman received 40 months in prison for benefits fraud.
- He used 26 identities to make more than 40 claims.
- HMRC blocked £62,000 in attempted scheme claims.

## Summary

Atikur Rahman has been jailed for 40 months after admitting a series of fraud offences involving benefits claims made using stolen identities. The case matters because he took £172,000 from public funds and also tried to claim more than £62,000 through a Covid-era scheme intended to support restaurants.

Between July 2015 and May 2021, Rahman used 26 identities and fictitious details about companies, jobs and children to make more than 40 claims for benefits including Universal Credit, tax credits and child benefit. HMRC found 20 false registrations for Eat Out to Help Out and stopped any payment; the scheme offered diners £10 off eligible meals from Monday to Wednesday. Rahman was also barred from acting as a company director for eight years.

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