Cases dealt with at Leicester Magistrates' Court include:
Lydia Raisin (28), of Halstead Road, Mountsorrel, pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to notify the authorities of a change in circumstances which would have affected her benefits between December 2011 and September 2012.
She was ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work and pay £50 costs.
Rachael Hunt (28), of Curle Close, Coalville, pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to inform the authorities of a change in circumstances which would have affected her benefits between August 2011 and August 2012.
She was conditionally discharged for a year and ordered to pay £85 costs.
Prakesh Gurung (28), of Hungarton Boulevard, Humberstone, Leicester, pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and without insurance on February 11.
He was given a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for a year, and disqualified from driving for 18 months and ordered to pay £85 costs.
Alan Bateman (40), of Braybrooke Road, Humberstone, Leicester, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer on April 7.
He was placed on a supervision order for a year and ordered to pay the officer £40 compensation. He was also ordered to pay £50 costs.
Darren Mitchell (37), of Grange Lane, Leicester, pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis on April 26.
He was fined £65 and ordered to pay £40 costs.
Aaron Dean (35), of Rosebarn Way, Netherhall, Leicester, pleaded guilty to smoking in a smoke-free enclosed area on November 13.
He was fined £50, with £25 costs.
Nicki Gibson (31), of Wordsworth Road, Knighton, pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a knife on April 2.
He also pleaded guilty to sending a threatening text message to a man on the same date and to using threatening words and behaviour on April 2.
He was given a six-week prison sentence, suspended for a year. He was placed on a 12-month community order with an alcohol treatment requirement.
He was also ordered to pay his victim £80 compensation.