25 stone mother-of-two, wants MORE money from the government to help her diet

DM clickbate. ���

I read this and re-read it, I was hoping it was some sort of satire ...but think it is real.


This Woman is 26 years old, 25 stone ..and recieving £20,000 a year in benefits. She claims she cannot afford to eat healthy, that she is forced to eat junk food because of her budget and requires more money from the government so that she can afford to lose weight.

I did a quick scan of the items in her food cupboard, with the cost of just 4 of those (golden syrup x2, poptarts and jar of fluff) I can feed myself with 3 balanced meals a day for a week as well as wash it all down with a good 5 cups of tea a day.

I understand she is not just feeding herself but 2 children, though it seems clear to me she is getting the lions share of calories in that household.



What I am wondering is when exactly did Britain adopt this culture of victimhood? Some refer to it as welfare culture, but I do not like that term, I believe welfare is a good thing, it exists as a safety net for those not able to handle life or who are going through a rough patch, but when did this mentality of entitlement and victimhood envelope Britain?

I know some of TSR users are quite liberal and live in la la land believeing that the poor should be craddled and are entitled plasma screen TV's and the latest iPhones a such. But can't those liberals see that these people are abusing a system that is in very real danger of breaking under the pressure being placed on it.

A lot of people suggest the government has no place telling people how to spend their money, and I agree ...except benefits are not their money, it's tax payers money and when recieving benefits you should think of it as such, whether you have paid in your whole life or never paid a penny in your life, the government should implement a food stamp system where a portion of the weekly benefits paid come in the form of vouchers that can ONLY be redeamed for fruit or veg, fresh or frozen, make it mandatory for all supermarkets to accept them and accompany with the vouchers a small nutrition sheet and healthy recipe ideas booklet.

It is possible to eat a well balanced and healthy diet on £10 a week per person, if you a feeding more the cost per person can even be reduced by bulk buying.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2768442/It-s-not-easy-overweight-benefits-says-25-stone-mother-two-wants-MORE-money-government-help-diet.html

I don't follow.

How can you eat well for £10 a week?

Since when has the state been giving the poor plasma TVs and iPhones?

DM the Daily Mail are famous for running pieces that are calculated to goad and enrage its readers who then click on the article.
For every person that clicks on, they get a revinue.
The more people they enrage, the more they click hence clickbait.

Since when has the state been giving the poor plasma TVs and iPhones?

DM the Daily Mail are famous for running pieces that are calculated to goad and enrage its readers who then click on the article.
For every person that clicks on, they get a revinue.
The more people they enrage, the more they click hence clickbait.😊

The state don't as far as I'm aware ..why who said the they were?

Why bring up the issue of 'entitlement' otherwise?