[Stephen]

Originally Posted by nomadking

With UC, PIP, rent paid, and council tax reduction it can all add up to an equivalent of a £30+K salary. That's before considering rents in London.

There are websites where you can enter an annual salary, and it will tell you the take home pay. You can take the total amount received in benefits and work out the salary it would need to get that amount. I didn't pluck the £30+K figure out of thin air.

To say there isn't massive fraud on the mental health side of things is quite delusional. It's NOT about whether you have X, Y, or, Z, but how much that impacts your life AFTER treatment. Eg Somebody SUCCESSFULLY claimed they should be allowed to spend 26 weeks of the year at a 2nd home in Spain, because of the sunshine. Not based upon a media report, but an actual Upper Tribunal decision that is publicly available.

UC pays the rent. It's deducted of what you receive. I'm sure there is a limit to what they will pay also. It's not as kushy as some people think.