to wonder how......

[NoWayNever]

......my neighbours, neither of whom work have managed to buy a brand new Honda! They have four kids, so I get they "need" a bigger car, but the car is only used for the school run.....to a school that is a twenty minute walk at the most!! Why is the state paying for that?? My DH and I both work and we have one child and we would struggle to buy a new car! Things like this make me unbelievably cross! Aibu??? Rant over!!

[LuisSuarezTeeth]

So really you don't actually know anything OP. you are just assuming. YABVU and a host of other unpleasant things.

[FreakinRexManningDay]

All these benefit claimants should be put in a huge building,like a community house and be forced to work for crappy food. We'll seperate the men from the women and put the children out to work cleaning small spaces like chimneys.

Its the only answer.

[YoureBeingADick]

Giles. Yep more than likely

[YouTheCat]

Yes, all they deserve is a thin bowl of gruel.

[Pagwatch]

I love how OPs always know exactly enough to imply that their neighbours/friends/person at school must be dodgy yet don't ever know them well enough to have a conversation about it.

It's like the Law of Prejudice.

[FreakinRexManningDay]

And sell the children with acceptable names to naice rich families.

[YouTheCat]

Are any of the children named 'Oliver'?

[comewinewithmoi]

They have independent means? Lotto win, inheritance?

[comewinewithmoi]

Btw my four year old would struggle with a 20mintue walk to/from school. She is dead on her feet.

[YouTheCat]

They might just have got a really good part ex deal.

It's still none of OP's business.

[FreakinRexManningDay]

Or Annie YouTheCat?

Why did they get a Honda,isn't Audi the benefit claimants car of choice in these sorts of threads?

[Moxiegirl]

I think my old neighbours thought we didn't work, as I work but my dp stays at home with the kids.
We got a new (well new to us) car a while back, we borrowed the money off of dp's mum.
You assume too much op!!

[YouTheCat]

'The sun'll come out... tomorrow! Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there'll be sun...'

[Gileswithachainsaw]

And while evidence-less reports of fraudulent activity are reported by bitter neighbours who feel working makes them superior , the claimant looses all benefits while reports are investigated. That leaves the family in the shit, for weeks/months with no money.

Be damn damn sure that there is something dodgy going on before gossiping .

[fluffyraggies]

Where's the 'millions and millions of people' bit from the OP? I cant see it and there's no post deletion notices

Keep your nose out anyway OP. You sound like Hyacinth Bucket.

[YouTheCat]

It was another poster, Fluffy. But she thinks there are 15 million people in London so disregard as she knows nothing.

[fluffyraggies]

Thank you.

[Beccagain]

[FreakinRexManningDay]

See this is why I hate gossip. Its the work of a wicked idle mind.
I got reported for claiming to be a lone parent when I actually was. They saw my best friends husband coming over each day for a couple of weeks and decided we were living together. My money was stopped whilst I was investigated and those five weeks were hell,I got into arrears with all my bills and rent. It was back payed but I was near suicide those weeks. The husband was laying laminate floor that had been in their house in my house as they got carpet.

You have no proof of anything OP so stick your beak back into your own business.

[Beccagain]

Freakin


That is awful, and says it all, really.


Glad it's sorted for you (and that you have lovely friends!)

[FreakinRexManningDay]

That was years ago and it still leaves me with a cold shiver when I think of it. And yes my friends are brilliant. My dh is actually the husbands best friend.

And before OP hops on me I stopped claiming when dh moved in after nearly two years.

[MrPumpkin]

I hate these threads, everyone making assumptions, only half reading other posters messages and using extracts from them to beat the poster with. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and do not deserve a load of abuse for expressing it. Maybe the OP was misguided in using mn to vent, but let's face it lots of you are doing exactly that too!

[lifehasafunnywayofhelpinguout]

May I ask "how do you know for certain neither of them work" I know nothing about my neighbours and tbh I'm not interested. I couldn't care less what they have or don't have. What they claim or don't claim. It's none of my business. Like ways my business is also none of theirs. x

[Heartbrokenmum73]

Well, as one of those flamin' benefits scroungers claimants, with three dc, I'd just like to point out that we live pretty meanly and don't have a car, nor can I afford driving lessons. We've had the same flatscreen tv for over five years now (and we bought it in a supermarket - oh, the horror!) and I've yet to receive my goat.

OP - you sound delightful and I really wish you were my judgy neighbour because people like you are just the best kind to have.

Anyway, I'm off - need to give my kids more lessons in pocket picking!

[Mia4]

OP, you really have no idea and unless you have real evidence they are on the fiddle somehow then you should consider that.

My sister could be looked at oddly for being on benefits and yet she can afford some designer clothes and has a (not that expensive but brand-new looking) car.

Her lovely clothes came from ebay and she never buys anything more than a tenner, her car is actually my cousin's car but he's no longer allowed to drive for the next year and is lending it to her. She uses freecycle, ebay and car boots a lot and is very very clever at using coupons, groupons and offers.

But you'd probably think she was on the fiddle because she has fancy clothes, a lush car and sometimes gets to go out for dinner to nice places all while being a single mum on benefits.

I get how unreasonable and upset envy can make a person, I've been there with various very high wage earning friends who barely work, and yes you do think it's unfair and 'how come they get that' but ultimately it's your issue and you need to consider who might be looking at your life thinking 'that's so unfair, do you deserve that when I...'