Channel 5 Undercover Benefits Cheat - based in Sheffield

[holymoses 10]

I did not see at what point they were benefit cheats, or am I missing something ?

 

Unless they are now claiming that the black market and criminal activity is a part of the means testing when it comes to benefit claims ?

 

Criminal activity has no bearing on a claim, how would you even be able to take it into an account if someone is able to support themselves or not ?

 

Its a Criminal program that they have wrapped in the benefit banner in order to further stigmatise.

 

£1.7bn EU bill

Elements of the black economy - such as drugs and prostitution - have been included in the calculations for the first time.

 

Looks like Europe's doing it to the UK so why not.

[Cyclone 10]

On Channel 5 right now Sheffield featuring in scamming why can't they find another city to film in.

 

So that the people in the other city could say the same thing?

 

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Benefit cheats are an absolutely miniscule drain on public money - it barely even registers next to the tax avoidance of huge companies like Starbucks, Vodafone, Amazon, Google yet I don't see many Channel 5 documentaries on this. However, it's easy to put a face to benefit cheats and everyone can easily get behind hating someone who looks scruffy and like they're from a council estate.

 

Tax avoidance isn't illegal.

[Tank123 10]

when was this show on and what is it called?

[Hashtag 10]

shock horror! channel 5 know were Sheffield is

[wendelspans 21]

As I've said before. There are more people "manipulating the system" in the leafy suburbs and Ivory Towers than there are on any "council estate".

[speleo1 10]

That man doing them sky boxes,said he was raking in abt £30.000 a month,and then doing virgin internet as well,

[ricgem2002 11]

That man doing them sky boxes,said he was raking in abt £30.000 a month,and then doing virgin internet as well,

I wonder how much custom he gets today

[speleo1 10]

I wonder how much custom he gets today

 

we will probably never know what happens to him,he will probably just move on and do it elsewere,he did say he had most of the country covered ,

[Janice P 10]

That man doing them sky boxes,said he was raking in abt £30.000 a month,and then doing virgin internet as well,

 

I don't see what this bit had to do with benefit cheats, at what point did he say he was on benefits.

[trackrunner 10]

The security in shops must be pretty slack

[speedway fan 10]

Benefit cheats are an absolutely miniscule drain on public money - it barely even registers next to the tax avoidance of huge companies like Starbucks, Vodafone, Amazon, Google yet I don't see many Channel 5 documentaries on this. However, it's easy to put a face to benefit cheats and everyone can easily get behind hating someone who looks scruffy and like they're from a council estate.

 

Absolutely true and don't forget our fiddling politicians.

[jaffa1 10]

On Channel 5 right now Sheffield featuring in scamming why can't they find another city to film in.

 

They did , they moved on to Manchester then London.

It was just the small fry they filmed in Sheffield . the bigger conmen [ Sky box ] and the forged notes were in the other towns.