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Benefit fraud, driving without a licence and living their best life’s

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ThisNewCyanBiscuit · 14/02/2026 22:00

So a girl I know (friend of a friend) and her partner, live in a council house, they claim all sorts of benefits for their children (one of the does have diabetes but that’s it) she does beauty therapy and her dodgy boyfriend has just built her a beauty room in a council house which Im pretty sure you’re not meant to do. And she definitely doesn’t pay taxes or declares her beauty income.

The worst part of this is that her boyfriend is a nasty peace of work, been in and out of prison for drug dealing but is also disqualified from driving and yet is driving to Kent each day for work without a license.

Their social media posts are them lavishing it in luxury holidays etc, their 4 children had new iPads and Xbox’s etc at Christmas. And yes I’m jealous because I work 3 jobs to give my children a nice house and am
a law abiding citizen and yet still struggle!

Is it bad I find it tempting to report them both?

OP posts:
Isittimeformynapyet · 14/02/2026 22:08

I've reported you to the Grammar Police for "life's".

Scramado · 14/02/2026 22:06

Why not report? I can see no downside.

wanttoworkbut · 14/02/2026 22:05

Oh this is definitely true 😅

ilovesooty · 14/02/2026 22:05

However I'd be concerned about someone driving without a licence.

Dairymilkisminging · 14/02/2026 22:05

If you get permission you can work out of the house. The dangerous driving is worth reporting. But the ipads ect could all be on credit cards

dailyconniptions · 14/02/2026 22:04

Definitely report this.

ilovesooty · 14/02/2026 22:04

Council house - tick
Disability benefits - tick
Holidays - tick
Not declaring income - tick

Go on. Report them if it would make you feel better.

CloakedInGucci · 14/02/2026 22:03

I wouldn’t feel remotely bad about reporting someone who was driving while banned.

OccasionalHope · 14/02/2026 22:02

Just report them and don't waste your life seething about it or complaining on social media.

TBF you may not know all the details.

Marmite1992 · 14/02/2026 22:01

Definitely report

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