# Man with 30 previous convictions gets suspended sentence for burglary

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/serial-criminal-raking-in-4k-a-month-in-benefits-admits-he-has-so-much-left-over-he-makes-regular-large-donations-to-the-labour-party/
- Published: 2026-11-12T18:37:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T18:47:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16288311/Serial-criminal-raking-4k-month-benefits-admits-left-makes-regular-large-donations-Labour-Party.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Stephen Nott received a suspended sentence for burglary.
- He is eligible for about £3,750 a month in benefits.
- He says he donates £100 monthly to Labour and animal charities.

## Summary

Stephen Nott, who has 30 previous convictions for 69 offences, was given a suspended sentence after admitting burglary. He had moved into a widow’s holiday home, changed its locks and confronted the owner’s son, believing he could claim the property through squatter’s rights. The case has drawn attention to the benefits he receives and the way he says he spends some of the money.

Nott, 61, is eligible for about £3,000 a month in Universal Credit and £750 in Personal Independence Payments, a total equivalent to £45,000 a year. He says he has received the same amount since 2022, pays £795 monthly rent and £177 council tax, and donates £100 a month to the Labour Party as well as giving to animal charities. Newcastle Crown Court sentenced him to nine months in prison, suspended for 12 months; the property’s owners no longer plan to return and are selling it.

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