Could you live on £53 per week?

[Old Cruser]

ok lets assume that rent and bills were just paid, that covers rent, electric, gas and water.

so £7.57 per day on food etc.  Could you if you had to?

I don't think it's possible Simon there are too many other things such as like Slacker said bus fares. It's unrealistic to expect anyone to survive on that amount realistically. he should give it a go and be made to have a second hand iron etc which is bound to break down!
JR we will never get rid of the cultured families who spend money as you say but not all people on benefits are like that

[therealjr]

OC: I didn't say they were but amazingly they are the ones that the Daily Mail always seems to find.

Has this been posted on here?

Daybreak interview with benefits claimant

[Old Cruser]

Tracey said it herself --- 'it's way I have been brought up!'

[Pete]

*Speechless* 

[Slacker]

Saw on the TV today (recorded from this morning) a debate with a Sun journalist and a very young Independent journalist about the remarks in the Mail. the bloke from the indie won hands down for talking common sense (no surprise there.) Comment I have heard several times today is it's like blaming medical schools for Shipman.