Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Why work when I can get £42,000 in benefits a year AND drive a Mercedes?

Subject: txt sclm -
The Davey family's £815-a-week state handouts pay for a four-bedroom home, top-of-the-range mod cons and two vehicles including a Mercedes people carrier.

Father-of-seven Peter gave up work because he could make more living on benefits.

Yet he and his wife Claire are still not happy with their lot. With an eighth child on the way, they are demanding a bigger house, courtesy of the taxpayer.





'We can't afford holidays and I don't want my kids living on a council estate and struggling like I have."
She insists her husband would do any job 'as long as we could still afford the lifestyle we have now'.

Mrs Davey, who spends £160 a week at Tesco, says she does not intend to stop at eight children. Her target is 14.

"I've always wanted a big family - no one can tell me how many kids I can have whether I'm working or not."

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