A Gwaun cae Gurwen woman has denied two counts falsely claiming benefits while she was living in the Caribbean.

Catrin Lynne Gomez, of 90 Heol cae Gurwen, appeared at Llanelli Magistrates Court accused of dishonestly making a false statement to obtain benefits, and dishonestly failing to notify change of circumstance which would have affect her entitlement to Disability Living Allowance (DLA) between November 10, 2010, and February 2, 2014.

Prosecutors claimed that the 53-year-old was living in the Dominican Republic at the time she was claiming the benefits.

DLA rules state that a claimant can spend no more than a total of 26 weeks outside the UK in a single 12-month period.

District Judge David Parsons adjourned the case until March 20 when Gomez was ordered to attend a preliminary hearing.