I know someone who's cheating the benefit system...

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it's a fraction of a penny each. she clearly doesn't want to work, and there are plenty of others who want jobs, and there's a shortage of jobs. it might as well be someone who's happy on benefits who stays on benefits.

why are you all being so miserable?

and some crimes are worse than others. this is someone taking a fraction of a penny from you. It's hardly the same scale as leaving a murderer or rapist roaming the streets. No one got this excited over the thread on shop assistants who short-change, even those who said it is possible that they were doing it deliberately.

I had neighbours who were cheating the system. Working cash in hand and claiming JSA and Housing benefit> I informed the council but they chose to ignore it!
And by the way, they were 'harder working' EU migrants who are soo good for our economy.

Report her for benefit fraud.

She won't steal jobs, she'll most likely just get unemployment benefit, which is less money, but still free for her, essentially.

Easy - nobody's taking jobs, nobody's missing out on free money from the government. Everyone wins.

No, if they were taking benefits like that, they were not good for our economy..

How much do you get for unemployment benefit, and how much for disability?

Whether unemployment benefit is more or less, everyone doesn't win. The person getting reported gets less money if it's less, and each of the tax payers gives a fraction of a penny more money if it's more

Plus aren't people on unemployment benefit encouraged to get jobs? Don't they call it Job Seeker's Allowance, or is that something else?

I can't believe people are saying leave it.

Should we just let anyone commit a crime and just 'leave it'.

As others have posted there are lots of anonymous ways of reporting this anyway.

Should we not report rapists .. because that is small time compared to human trafficking?

Should we not report murders because that is small time compared to wars etc?

Should we not report when your hypothetical child gets beat up and mugged, because that is small time compared to bank robbery?

Should we not report rapists .. because that is small time compared to human trafficking?

Should we not report murders because that is small time compared to wars etc?

Should we not report when your hypothetical child gets beat up and mugged, because that is small time compared to bank robbery?

Should we not report every motorist we observe breaking the speed limit? Do you? And if not, why not? Do you apply your own rule to every situation?

Additionally, I don't think rape, murder, and child beating are really comparable to someone claiming a sickness benefit cheque on the side.

****ing snitch. You probably don't know the full situation, you may just perceive it to be a certain way.

Does she have kids? think long and hard before reporting her. I personally would not do it.

How much do you get for unemployment benefit, and how much for disability?

Whether unemployment benefit is more or less or the same, everyone doesn't win. The person getting reported gets less money if it's less, and each of the tax payers gives a fraction of a penny more money if it's more, and if it's the same nothing changes

Plus aren't people on unemployment benefit encouraged to get jobs? Don't they call it Job Seeker's Allowance, or is that something else?

I myself have double scoliosis. In other words my spine is slightly "s" shaped. But only mildly. It doesn't really get in the way of life apart from the odd back ache and headache.
I'm guessing what's maybe happened is she has it really mildly, has got it on record that she has it, is able to function normally on it (hence the gigs) but gets the benefit because she pretends it's worse than it is.

But don't forget - maybe she gets "flare ups" and what you don't see when you're not out at gigs with her is her lying on her bed unable to move. And then the rest of the time she's fine. It can be tricky.

For example - most of the time I'm ok and can go to gigs etc. - but if I get a bad back or migraine or something then that's me out of action for that day.