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Extra benefit for a registered alcoholic?
i heard a few people on about extra benefits for alcoholics if they are registered. To be honest I think this is something that somebody just made up as I cant find anything definite about it.
Maybe its just another way of dissing alcoholics
I am not an alcoholic and not on benefits, I'm just tired of hearing about this from people who I dont think really know it to be true
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Dogs'r'u... Member since: September 01, 2006 Total points: 4414 (Level 4)
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Sorry to disagree with Mystery, but both my brother and his wife have been registered as alcoholics for 20 years, they live in Scotland and receive additional benefit as they both "need" alcohol and it is treated as a dependancy.
It is not much, approx £5 per week each, on top of their benefits. It does not make up for the loss of their children though, who all left home as soon as they were able.