£60,000 in benefits helped build my house

**Batcher** · 8 December 2014, 14:23

Very enterprising. Isn't it just another form of foreign aid? Wouldn't you do the same if another country offered benefits that could be used to build your family a home back here?

**scooterscot** · 8 December 2014, 14:45

The UK pays for our daughters and neither of them were born there. I don't even pay tax into the UK system.

**SueEllen** · 8 December 2014, 14:46

One thing the UK is very good at is processing child benefit claims then checking the number of children the person has in their home country.

**VectraMan** · 8 December 2014, 14:47

What happened to the second reply on this thread? Something like "would it be better if his children had come here", followed by something about road congestion. Can't remember who said it.

Censorship? Buggered database?

**Batcher** · 8 December 2014, 15:04

Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

What happened to the second reply on this thread? Something like "would it be better if his children had come here", followed by something about road congestion. Can't remember who said it.

Censorship? Buggered database?

Has Nigel joined up?

**ELBBUBKUNPS** · 8 December 2014, 15:16

He looks a lot older than 36 looks more mid-40's.

This whole beneift sh*t does p*ss me off I must say, even I had look to see if I could claim anything as the system seems so screwed. I couldn't claim anything, can't even get NHS dentist nothing and I recon I've pumped into the system about £700k in tax and NI payments in my working life so far.

**SueEllen** · 8 December 2014, 15:19

Originally posted by ELBBUBKUNPS View Post

He looks a lot older than 36 looks more mid-40's.

This whole beneift sh*t does p*ss me off I must say, even I had look to see if I could claim anything as the system seems so screwed. I couldn't claim anything, can't even get NHS dentist nothing and I recon I've pumped into the system about £700k in tax and NI payments in my working life so far.

You aren't poor enough or don't claim to have any children.

**NickFitz** · 8 December 2014, 18:39

So the Daily Mail's story is about a comment made to the Daily Express about a trailer for a TV show? I know they're fond of saying they "couldn't make it up" but now they're not even trying to, they're just copying what other people make up

**minestrone** · 8 December 2014, 20:43

Originally posted by Batcher View Post

Very enterprising. Isn't it just another form of foreign aid? Wouldn't you do the same if another country offered benefits that could be used to build your family a home back here?

I think Scotland is quite good at that .

£60,000 in benefits helped build my house