On benefits and proud !

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With a fifth of every pound we pay in tax going directly to support benefit
claimants, not everyone is happy with who gets what.Mum of 11 Heather, 37, has been branded one of Britain’s biggest benefits
scroungers. In Liverpool, newly weds Julie and Vinnie have not worked for six years.Julie
is 44 and has six grown up children all on benefits. She does not believe that
a job is worthwhile unless she can have £500 a week left after paying tax and
bills. Her 38-year-old husband Vinnie does not believe that there are any jobs
out there so doesn’t even bother looking. The couple get everything they need
paid for in benefits — including their cable TV package. Taking into account
the home paid for by housing benefit, their joint income on benefits is roughly
the same as the minimum wage.Jobs in Liverpool may not be plentiful, but houses are. In areas of the city
dominated by private landlords and low-quality housing, you can move at the
drop of a hat and even increase your benefits if you know how to work the system.

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