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joebloggs
29th May 2011, 07:41
this had to go in the humour section :D

One excuse revealed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was: "I wasn't aware my wife was working because her hours of work coincided with the times I spent in the garden shed."

Another false claimant said: "We don't live together, he just comes each morning to fill up his flask."

In a case highlighted by the DWP, a man from Yorkshire claimed nearly £17,500 to look after his sick father - but had to admit to lying when his father revealed he had not seen his son for years.

In another instance, a man claimed more than £55,000 in disability benefits while he was working on a dairy farm.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13587434

whats amazing is they gov paid out £55,000 and £17,500 and it appeared they didnt do any more checks :Erm:

Amaw2008
2nd June 2011, 08:06
Working on a dairy farm? Seems like he was milking the system....

joebloggs
2nd June 2011, 10:56
Working on a dairy farm? Seems like he was milking the system....

:doh:icon_lol:
:xxgrinning--00xx3:

scott&ligaya
2nd June 2011, 20:15
:doh:icon_lol:
:xxgrinning--00xx3:

just thought they would milk float that one by you LOL