benefits

Benefits cheating grandmother given 83 year to pay it back

A benefits cheat grandmother who swindled £40,000 from the taxpayer has been given a staggering – 83 YEARS to pay it back. Mother-of-three Sheryl Tolley-Thornton, 42, would have to live until she was 125 years.

Majority of mums back child benefit cutbacks

Nine out of ten mothers welcome Chancellor George Osbourne’s decision to cut child benefit for higher tax payers and believe it is a good idea, research revealed today. The study shows the majority of British.

Jobless couple with celebrity-named kids demand bigger house

A jobless couple today demanded a bigger council house for their family of six children – all named after celebrities, soap characters and RAPPERS. Unemployed Wayne and Jenna Sandercock say it is ”outrageous” that their.

Single mum’s benefits stopped because council thought she was dead

A hard-working single mum is struggling to feed her two boys after bungling Government officials cut her working tax credits because they thought — SHE WAS DEAD. Natalie Williams, 35, works part-time to support herself.

Not-so-cheaper by the dozen: family of 12′s £95k benefits

A scrounging family-of-12 who rake in a staggering £100,000 year in benefits have been re-homed in a £1,000 a week four bedroom house – after trashing the last one. Jobless Sam, 36, and Pete Smith,.

Benefit sponger caught out – cutting down tree with chainsaw

A benefits sponger who has claimed more than £220,000 in disability handouts over 11 YEARS was finally caught – cutting down a tree with a CHAINSAW. Shameless Lee Nutt, 41, has coined in a staggering.

Benefit scrounger pregnant with 12th child gets rent-free £300k house

A benefit scrounger who has fallen pregnant for the 12th time claimed SHE is being victimised – despite being moved into a rent-free £300,000 house. Jobless Joanne Sheppard, 36, and partner Gary Bateman, 46, are.

Jobless scroungers get new £300,000 home

A jobless family of 11 on £42,000-a-year in benefits got a new £300,000 seven bed home after the council knocked two together — just three doors down from their old ‘cramped’ house. Scroungers Kevin and.

Jobless student’s hunger strike over £2k benefit claim

A jobless student drop-out who is ”too depressed to work” has gone on hunger strike in protest against his local Jobcentre who he claims owe HIM money. Unemployed Leigh Brown, 27, believes he is £2,000 out.

Wife Swap benefits cheat faces jail for illegally claiming £10,000

A benefits cheat mum who claimed £10,000 as a single parent living alone was caught and is facing jail — after she appeared on wife swap. Scrounger Kelly Jones, 23, failed to tell the authorities.