Quote Originally Posted by Packerman View Post
do you take it
Am quite a way off Pension and Winter Fuel age, so no. But if I qualified right now, I'd slip the folding into a pocket. I did claim dole for about a month aged 16. Nowt since. Qualified for sprog benefit times two but never applied because I had always believed it was the craziest of all payments and I'd have been a hypocrite to do so. More importantly, it was a pride thing not to have everyone else to subsidise my choices. Though, I don't blame any of the E millions for reaching into the cookie jar as they have caught on to the fact that 1% at the top never miss an opportunity to fill their boots.