Actually, Bozo's post does serve a useful purpose – the chance to dispel the fantasy of people on benefit living the high life. I experienced the benefit system myself a few years ago when I was made redundant. I was offered no help by the Job Centre with finding work and they weren't even interested in my own efforts ("why bother at your age?"). Mrsleveller was then only working part-time, I had two children still at school and a mortgage and I received the princely benefit sum of £28 a week. My, how we lived it up!