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Gran who falsely claimed a £33m jackpot splashes out on a Jacuzzi — and you’re paying for it

Susanne Hinte says she needs a hot tub for her heart condition

Lotto gran Susanne Hinte spent around £1,000 of taxpayer’s money on a hot tub

A GRAN who falsely claimed a £33m Lotto jackpot and gets £1,100 benefits a month has infuriated locals — after getting a JACUZZI fitted in her home at taxpayers' expense.

Susanne Hinte, 48, has splashed out on the hot tub just over a month after she was savaged over a £20k mobility car she was leased through her hand-outs.

Susanne says she was inspired to get her own Jacuzzi after trying one out at a hotel
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Susanne says she was inspired to get her own Jacuzzi after trying one out at a hotelCredit: SIMON JONES
She spent £800 to get the hot tub fitted in her shed
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She spent £800 to get the hot tub fitted in her shedCredit: SIMON JONES

Now the gran has riled critics after fitting the luxury bath and spa unit at her home in Worcester.

Susanne, who has an enlarged heart, gets a £500 monthly PIP plus around £600 in other benefits.

She told The Sun she had been inspired after seeing a Jacuzzi in Birmingham’s Malmaison hotel.

Susanne declared: “After that experience I decided I wanted one. I set about converting my shed into a Jacuzzi room.

Whatever I do I seem to get hated so I will close the door and relax in warm bliss

Susanne Hinte

“After three weeks it is transformed to my own little oasis in my garden. It helps me relax and stay calm which I have to try and do because of my heart condition.

“I spent £800 with a builder and buying a Jacuzzi although I did all the painting and decorating myself.

The 48-year-old says the Jacuzzi is good for her heart condition
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The 48-year-old says the Jacuzzi is good for her heart conditionCredit: SIMON JONES
The new splurge comes just over a month after she leased a £20k mobility car through her hand-outs
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The new splurge comes just over a month after she leased a £20k mobility car through her hand-outsCredit: SIMON JONES

“I am sure I will be criticised but at least my neighbours leave me alone now. Whatever I do I seem to get hated so I will close the door and relax in warm bliss.

“I am still stressed my court case isn’t concluded yet.”

Sue proudly showed off the hot tub to a Sun snapper and is believed to have funded it through money she has saved.

Susanne calls her Jacuzzi 'my own little oasis in my garden'
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Susanne calls her Jacuzzi 'my own little oasis in my garden'Credit: SIMON JONES
She says she's stressed over her court case but her hot tub helps her relax and stay calm
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She says she's stressed over her court case but her hot tub helps her relax and stay calmCredit: SIMON JONES

She is still awaiting the conclusion of Magistrates proceedings where she has denied one charge of theft.

She has been accused of stealing pensioner Susan Kirby’s purse containing £55.

In April The Sun exclusively told how mum-of-two Sue was handed a sporty Vauxhall Astra GTC on the taxpayer.

Susanne hired a builder but did all the painting and decorating herself
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Susanne hired a builder but did all the painting and decorating herselfCredit: SIMON JONES
She suffers from a condition called cardiomegaly, an enlargement of the heart
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She suffers from a condition called cardiomegaly, an enlargement of the heartCredit: SIMON JONES
She says 'I am sure I will be criticised but at least my neighbours leave me alone now'
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She says 'I am sure I will be criticised but at least my neighbours leave me alone now'Credit: SIMON JONES

Part of her PIP payment includes a “mobility component” which Susanne is using to lease the car for three years under the Government’s Motability scheme.

The deal also gives her free road tax and servicing and free insurance for her and another named driver.

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She shot to notoriety in January when The Sun told how she tried unsuccessfully to claim a lottery jackpot with a damaged ticket she said had gone through the wash.

Sue later told The Sun it had been a genuine mistake, adding: “I am never going to buy a lottery ticket again.”

Susanne, said to be a heavy smoker, has a heart condition called cardiomegaly.

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