Originally Posted by Russ

It's nothing to do with people knowing how to 'work the system' - it's a mixture of human greed and an inefficient benefits system.

However at the end of the day it is all down to that one word - greed. We are all responsible for our own actions regardless of the holes in the system. I can't stand it when benefit cheats go looking for sympathy or blame circumstances. It's greed and nothing else.