[Busman747]

Originally Posted by shillelagh

Hang on a minute. I could be one of them that 'loaf' around accy town centre and im on benefits and have been for the last 13 years. Its not my fault what happened - in fact mine is classed as an industrial disease seeing as it happened when i was at work.

Don't panic shillelagh, if 25% of the local population are claiming benefits, that is WAY too high, but it stands to reason that many of those are genuine. However............I know of a man of 25 that has worked 3 hours in his lifetime
and claims he has a bad back due to work, is agrophobic and needs to hold his mothers hand if he goes into town (SHE claims for that as a carer!!!!) yet he goes on holiday alone each year The mother cannot get around too much, she claims mobility allowance......but managed a sponsored walk earlier in the year and regularly walks a mile into town (even though she has a free bus pass)

Another woman that claims mobility allowance.......but could outrun me! If the council would pay me £50,000 per year, I would guarantee them making a huge profit out of me without making the truly disabled/genuine claimants suffer.