Mother claimed govt money after baby death

By Sarah McPhee
Updated July 17 2019 - 5:18pm, first published 5:15pm
Alison Mains (left) fraudulently received Centrelink parenting payments years after her baby died.
Alison Mains (left) fraudulently received Centrelink parenting payments years after her baby died.

A woman who claimed Centrelink parenting payments for almost 15 years after her severely disabled baby died would dress up a doll and pretend it was her daughter, a NSW judge has been told.