A TROON benefit cheat has bee caught out for pocketing almost £6,000 she wasn't entitled to.

Lauren Wyllie of Gillies Street admitted failing to tell South Ayrshire Council of a change in her circumstances which she knew affected her entitlement to Housing Benefit, as she shared a home with her partner who was employed.

The 25-year-old claimed £5968.87 from October 21, 2013 and May 3, 2015. Wyllie faced her fate at Ayr Sheriff Court last week when she appeared before Sheriff Desmond Leslie. 

She has been ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work within six months.