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JSA & Working Full Time

Lalique_2 · 2010-05-16 18:02:45

Hi all, I have a question for a friend who's stuck about reporting someone for benefit fraud. She doesn't have internet access so can't post here herself. Story is she has a friend who's on JSA & signs on. This friend also gets full housing benefit & council tax benefit & has been doing so for close to 4 months now.…

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Voyager2002 Posts: 16,349 Forumite

18 May 2010 at 1:37PM

I feel sorry for the girl in #10, and in general I am sympathetic to people who are on benefits and try to give themselves a little bit extra. However, the behaviour described by the OP is disgraceful: someone earning 25 grand a year has no excuse for signing on. Reporting is the correct course of action.

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