Rahman was sentenced on Friday at Canterbury Crown Court to 40 months imprisonment (PA)
Rahman was sentenced on Friday at Canterbury Crown Court to 40 months imprisonment (PA)

A delivery driver who assumed the identities of his closest friends and family to steal more than £172,000 in benefit payments has been jailed.

Atikur Rahman, 34, used 26 identities along with fictitious companies, employment information and children to make more than 40 claims for benefits including maternity allowance, universal credit, tax credits and child benefit, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said.