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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
Escapee, there's absolutely no need for you to essentially repeat what I said.
You are, of course, assuming I am offering "sympathy" rather than an objective and factually based viewpoint. I should point out that nowhere in this thread have I mooted sympathy, it's something you appear to have imagined my having done - but if it helped get something of your chest I'm glad.
By the way, now that I have your attention, in the benefits cheat thread here in post number 130 you mentioned that you were "recently told a minimum and maximum figure for an alcoholic by what I would consider a trusty source. (Employed in a position where they would be expected to know the answer)".
I notice that you never elaborated on the statement. If it's not too much bother could you revist the thread and post the figures and the reliable source details?
Thanks old chap. |
As there was no reply to my post in the benefit cheats thread, I did not post because I assumed no one was interested. On this forum that is usually the case when there are people who know the answer but the answer doesn't fit in with their political agenda.
I am unable to answer the minimum and maximum figure, because the reality is that there is no answer. Whilst an alcoholic receiving this extra benefits usually gets a maximum of approx £20 a week extra in benefits, they can by discretion be given more than this. Hence the reason I cannot answer what the upper limit is, although some claimants locally are reputedly receiving up to £80 a week for alcohol dependency.
I wonder why you ask in this thread though, you could have sent a PM and asked me to update the original thread instead of taking this thread off topic.