Today, The Argus revealed Sussex councils prosecuted more than 80 people last year for housing and council tax benefit fraud. Around £1 million was defrauded in a year.
Read the full story by clicking here to see our original report in today's paper.
But what do you think of the figures? To what extent does benefit fraud harm our communities and should more be done to target cheats?
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