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Originally Posted by Osem

Sadly, when you have **** who'll go to extreme lengths to feign illness, exaggerate symptoms, lie about their assets/income, use fake documents/fake ID's etc. etc. I don't see any way in which they can be cracked down upon without in some way making life harder for the genuine.

One thing I would like to see is much harsher sentencing for those who selfishly set out to cheat the system. There should be no excuses for benefit fraud.

It is a small minority who cheat but that minority take a hell of a lot out of the system and just as other forms of fraud have increased when seen as an easy touch, so will benefit fraud unless the authorities get a lot tougher on it.

Like this one:

A BINMAN claimed disability benefits while covering 50 MILES a week working for a council.

George Beacham, 68, fraudulently pocketed more than £45,000 of taxpayers money after claiming he was unable to walk more than two yards in 15 minutes.

George Beacham claims he has been unfairly treated by the courts after finding out he stole £45k in benefits

But he was actually earning up to £18,000-a-year working a 37-hour week for Lancashire city council as a refuse worker.
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According to the council website, binmen are required "To be physically fit and able to undertake heavy manual work”.

The married dad of one first started receiving Disability Living Allowance in June 1993 after suffering from ill health.

But when his condition improved in July 2002 he failed to notify the Department of Works and Pensions, resulting in him pocketing money he was not entitled to for 13 years until September 2015.

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Money that should have gone to a more deserving person.