@ dojj

the irony is most the people whove whinged at me have a far greater disposable income than i did! They dont seem to understand that in the real world you have to pay your own rent, tax etc.

if i chose to claim DLA etc and turn into a benefit scrounge (which i can now my pension is a disability payment not earnings for benefit purposes! Nice change in law) id get rent and tax paid plus income support/esa. basically id be fucking minted compared to now obviously a comfortable standard of living is not the same as earning a good wage, paying a mortgage and living in a posh house in a nice area. but if your living on benefits that is an unachievable dream so second best is get maximum money you can and the benefit system pays more than any minimum wage job a poorly educated, poorly motivated lazy criminal could get anyway!