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> At least in the UK, we have an inordinate amount of benefits cheats that live off other people's money ... > perceptions among the British public were that
by peteretep 6y ago
> At least in the UK, we have an inordinate amount of benefits cheats that live off other people's money
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> perceptions among the British public were that benefit fraud was high – on average people thought that 27% of the British welfare budget is claimed fraudulently; however, official UK Government figures have stated that the proportion of fraud stands at 0.7% of the total welfare budget in 2011/12
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_fraud_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_fraud_in_the_United_...
- nvoid 6y agoSorry but my definition of a benefit cheat is much more liberal than the government's: > Fraud: Cases where all three of the following conditions apply: The conditions for receipt of benefit, or the rate of benefit in payment, are not being met The claimant can reasonably be expected to be aware of the effect on entitlement Benefit stops or reduces as a result of the review. [1] < Firstly, the data is only from those who got caught. I would say there is probably a lot more that haven't been. Also, you can claim benefits by going to the job centre every so often, but you don't need to actually get a job. Anecdotally, my mate's dad does this. He has been living off of benefits for 10+ years, even though he is more than able to work. If someone can get away with it for that long, how is the system not broken? [1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2018-to-2019-estimates https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-...