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This is going to upset you:outrageous benefit cheats.

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GabbyLoggon · 15/10/2010 13:18

The bizarre benefits cheats who are caught on film make me laugh.

You will have seen the following:

The one filmed running in a marathon and staring at the camera.

The older bloke playing football very vigorously.

The recent one driving a van whilst claiming
incapacity.

The running linesman doing a good job on incapacity.

The golfer playing a nifty round.

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Theincrediblesulk1 · 18/10/2010 12:30

They don't understand ANYTHING dh has been refused ( they had to admit they made a mistake and its now on going) he cant breath but they said they assumed it was not that bad, as he was not under a consultant

Errmwe moved and it takes 6 weeks for your medical notes to catch up with you so we were waiting for a referral. The woman on the phone said " we assumed it was not that bad" I went mental as you can imagine!

madhairday · 18/10/2010 13:16

Oh they are rubbish theincredible

Please do apply and appeal if need be. He definately qualifies. Yes I do get DLA, got it with a lot of help from my consultant, physio and gp. So sorry your dh is struggling so much at the moment :(

Scary yes that's it and that's why these assessors should take the whole story into account and not just take a snapshot on one day which might be a good one. There was one of those smarmy stories in my local rag about a woman who'd lost her dla because she'd been caught playing bowls. They reported it like she was worthless scum. Turned out she played gentle bowls because it was the only exercise and social life she got in a life full of misery due to arthritis and ME. But these people only see what they want to see Angry

GabbyLoggon · 25/11/2010 14:07

Yes, there are some good points being made the subject is fully covered here.

Reading the posts is an education on what is happening

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