Should We Feel Sorry For Him?

[Islay]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5663567/daniel-millar-lottery-winner-poverty-disabled-benefits/

He spent 80 grand and in less than 2 months and expects the taxpayer to go back to keeping him?
Am I being to hard on him?

[Mamyalynne]

There is a vague possibility he didn't know the rules, which is no defence of course - but did the friends and family happy to take the hand outs not know either?

Perhaps they didn't care.

Hard to feel sympathy really.

[Islay]

Yes there is a very vague possibility Mamya, but surely he must have thought 'oh I get money from the state to live - I wonder if they would be interested in this 80 grand in my bank?'

[Zacs-Master]

So he possibly didn’t know the rules? He didn’t know that the benefits he received because he had no money would be affected by him........having money.

Nah, I don’t buy that. That would be a special kind of stupid.

[Islay]

Lol have you seen his picture Zacs

[Zacs-Master]

I have.

[wolf63]

Deprivation of capital is the phrase that springs to mind.

I don't feel sorry for him. I wonder if it will be a potential prosecution case.

[EDDIE51]

If he has now spent it and is once again skint, then he can legally start to get benefit again. They can only count what you have now not what you once had. I know about deprivation of assets ,but he only has to say he was paying off money owed or helping relatives and friends.
Was there not a case a two or three years ago where someone won over £2 million on the lottery , blew the lot. Then successfully went back to claiming benefits? It was all over the news at the time.

[EDDIE51]

Here this is the case I was thinking of
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2096927/Mick-Jean-OShea--10m-lotto-winner-STILL-claiming-6k-year-benefits.html

[Mamyalynne]

Difference, man in OP was on means tested benefits, man in your link Eddie,wasn't.

[Islay]

Well he can’t say that when he’s been in a National press stating that he’s spent it on holidays

[jourdain2]

No, I do not feel in the least sorry for him.

[ladybirder]

No. I don't feel sorry for him at all. He obviously feels sorry enough for himself.

[jno]

I do feel sorry for him; but perhaps the family who went on these holidays with him will chip in till he gets his life sorted out.

[david small]

Can’t you lot spot a scam? I’ve got a Bridge for sale in London if anyone’s interested.

[naomi24]

I don't feel sorry for him and I understand that his benefits have been withdrawn, but if, having blown his windfall, he's now 'skint', surely his benefits will be reinstated ... shortly?

[THECORBYLOON]

EDDIE, if they can count only what you have now and not what you used to have, what is the purpose of deprivation of capital?

[THECORBYLOON]

NAOMI, since EDDIE knows about deprivation of capital, I'm sure he'll come back with a definitive answer for you.

[naomi24]

I'd question 'definitive'. ;o)

[anneasquith]

Well he did the wrong thing, but I actually hope he had good holidays :-)( bet he didn't get any holidays living on benefits ):-)

[THECORBYLOON]

Ah, but he knows...yet he wonders why someone on a benefit that isn't means-tested can win the lottery and still keep the benefit.