There is nothing remotely out of the normal about Angela Lloyd and Lee Phillips' semi-detached home on a quiet cul-de-sac in Merseyside.
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And to the typical eye, Lloyd appears like a typical middle-aged mum who works relentlessly to take care of her sick other half.

So it was to the sheer shock of neighbours when police descended on their driveway to rob the couple's St Helens home.

Hiding behind the household's net curtains was in truth a decade-long web of lies which saw Lloyd and Phillips pocket ₤ 270k in taxpayer cash.

Lloyd, 58, cried 'Oh my god' as she was jailed today over a string of untruths consisting of utilizing a dead lady's identity, comprising 'bogus' medical conditions for her boy, and creating pseudonyms to work while claiming carers allowance.

Husband Phillips, 54, was likewise jailed after the pair's enormous advantages scams was lastly exposed.

While the couple handled to siphon off their ill-gotten gains for years - neighbours have revealed to MailOnline the apparent clues that the couple were running a rip-off.

Angela Lloyd defrauded the taxpayer of ₤ 170k over a duration of 11-and-a-half years. Detectives uncovered a web of lies including the production of pseudonyms to declare benefits

The fraudster next door: The presuming semi-detached house Lloyd had moved into with Phillips. Phillips had failed to disclose this to the council when she moved in in 2018

Phillips visualized in an Assistance for Heroes hoodie during a street celebration held for the late Queen's Diamond Jubilee. He is said to have played a DJ set at the occasion

Initially, neighbours on Birch Gardens were for the couple after Phillips was seen looking very frail as he would 'hobble' on his strolling adhere to meet his carers.

But they were then left puzzled when he was at other times spotted washing his BMW, driving, and even playing a DJ set for their street party for the late Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Locals likewise informed of how there was 'always something dodgy' about Lloyd, which she would never ever look individuals 'in the eye', however would boast about 'secret ₤ 60k caravan' they would leave to on the weekends.

Lloyd was sentenced to 2 years after Liverpool Crown Court discovered she fraudulently swiped nearly ₤ 170,000 in benefits over a decade, and also assisted Phillips falsely claim benefits worth ₤ 100,000, as reported by the Liverpool Echo.

When neighbours saw them packing up among their two cars and trucks previously this week, they believed they were going off to remain at their secret caravan, just to find they were going to prison.

One neighbour informed MailOnline of the couple: 'I thought they were dodgy as he made a real program of not having the ability to stroll whenever his carers were here.

'He was shuffling along and holding onto his cars in the driveway before he took a long period of time to get to his carer's cars and truck on his strolling stick.

'But the next thing I saw him washing his BMW in the driveway - he appeared to be strolling fine then.

'And he did a DJ set for the Queen's Jubilee party back in 2022. He had all the speakers out and everything.

'But after the police raid, they ended up being more reserved and didn't say a lot to people.

'There was always something dodgy about her - she wouldn't look individuals in the eye and bragged about going to her ₤ 60,000 caravan however would never ever say where it was.

'They would take her teenage child and disappear on a Thursday night and not get back up until Sunday.'

Phillips had fraudulently declared ₤ 100k in PIP, housing benefits, work support allowance and council tax reductions that he was not qualified for. Neighbours informed of how he would look 'frail' and 'hobble on a strolling stick' in the presence of carers, however at other times was seen 'walking great'

Following the cops raid on the peaceful suburban street, neighbours were entrusted concerns as to why the couple had actually been detained - and some allege Lloyd had later told them it was down to dog breeding.

But these concerns were lastly put to rest on Tuesday when the court heard how Lloyd had declared a total of ₤ 169,394.15 which she was not received in housing advantages, carers allowance and individual independence payments over the course of 11-and-a-half years.

With the assistance of Lloyd, Phillips was also found to have illegally declared ₤ 100,980.71 through PIP, housing advantages, employment support allowance and council tax reductions since 2018.

Olivia Beesley, prosecuting, outlined how the mom's elaborate scam started when she wrongly started declaring housing benefits for a caravan on Riverside Walk in Southport - which was found to be a 'fictitious address'.

She even made a fake occupancy contract for the 'entirely fictitious caravan', ultimately taking ₤ 71,597.16 from Lancashire Borough Council in relation to the non-existent house.

Then in 2018, she started making deceptive claims that her other half required 'several day-to-day carers to address his needs'. She reached using Phillips' sis Zoe's birth certificate to impersonate his sibling and claim that she was his main carer.

She also lied that she was unable to work due to being a full-time carer, but was found to have been working under an incorrect identity Wendy Lloyd at care company Hand in Hand Homecare, and under another pseudonym Angela Valentine at a Tesco.

In 2022, she started developing 'incorrect medical conditions' for her kid, claiming she had a carer called Joyce Bibby - a dead woman's identity. Nearly ₤ 10k in false disability living allowance overpayments were claimed in relation to this.

She again used the departed lady's name as being her social worker to claim ₤ 13,526.70 of PIP, specifying that she needed carers due to 'health conditions'.

Neighbours told of how Lloyd would boast about a '₤ 60k caravan' in a secret place that she never ever exposed, and would say they were going to remain at the caravan from Thursday to Sunday

One neighbour stated they saw the couple leaving on of their cars and trucks previously this week and presumed they were going off to their 'caravan', just to later learn they were off to prison

When MailOnline checked out Phillips' address in Birch Gardens which he shared with Lloyd, neighbours exposed how the couple and her son would supposedly go off to a caravan on the weekends.

It is not understood whether this was the very same 'fictitious caravan' which transpired to have never existed, or a certainly a different, genuine caravan.

Leni Newton, 63, said: 'She told individuals that the police raid was due to the fact that somebody had actually informed on her for breeding border collie pups without a licence.

'I'm stunned they have actually been jailed. I believed they were all above board.

'I only saw them a few days ago leaving luggage - I thought they were just going to their caravan.'

She included: 'I understand they fulfilled as she was his carer. He was married however Angela relocated. I believed she had lived in Southport.

'I did see his ex-wife parked up in the street viewing his home when they divided.

'She was clearly spying on them.'

Her partner David Manchester, 70, stated: 'It's a huge surprise they appeared to be living a double life.

'There were a great deal of police came here.

'He was at the street party for the Queen however other times he did appear really frail.'

Hand in Hand homecare agency validated to MailOnline that Lloyd had authentic referrals, DBS checks and training certificates in the name of Wendy Lloyd.

A spokesman stated: 'We sacked her instantly when we learnt the truth.

'All her DBS and references had a look at. The police stated we had actually done nothing wrong.'

The court heard how Phillips likewise swindled cash from the public bag by failing to disclose the reality that Lloyd had moved into his home in 2018 - permitting him to continue declaring more than ₤ 13k in housing advantages and ₤ 2.2 k in council tax reductions.

He is likewise stated to have actually 'overemphasized' his medical conditions and need for care, mentioning that he was unable to do anything for himself.

He declared himself 'unfit for work' and stopped working to discuss his spouse's wage - illegally stealing ₤ 51k in work support allowance.

However, Phillips alleged that Lloyd had actually completed the kind and had just 'asked him to sign it'.

Phillips' counsel Jim Smith argued he has a 'complex recent history' of mental health and disabilities consisting of neurological condition, anxiety and anxiety.

He was also stated to have a pacemaker fitted and appeared in court in a wheelchair.

While Phillips had no previous convictions relating to similar matters, nevertheless Lloyd's rap sheet shows previous entries for theft and dishonesty offences dating as far back as the 1980s - though her last appearance remained in 2012.

Lloyd was imprisoned for 2 years after admitting seven counts of scams by incorrect representation, and Phillips was likewise seen wiping back tears as he was imprisoned for 20 months for scams by false representation and 3 counts of dishonestly stopping working to disclose info to make a gain.

Sentencing, Judge Simon Medland KC stated: 'Over an 11-year duration, or more than that, you, Angela Lloyd, managed to defraud the public of simply short of ₤ 170,000 and you, Lee Phillips, of about ₤ 100,000. In your case, Mr Phillips, over a five-year duration, you had about ₤ 20,000 each year which you defrauded from the general public.

'For those who seek to defraud the general public of limited and important benefits which require to be directed to those who need them, not those who just wish to have them for reasons of personal greed, that is a severe offense committed by each of you over a long period of time.'