What a wonderful life!!

[amsterdammer]

A Nottingham couple(unmarried) with 8 children receiving �20,000 benefits, + �4,068 free Council Tax and rent, say this is not enough.Neither work & another child is on the way. They have 5 televisions, 4 DVD players satellite TV, and now say they want the Council to build them an extension as they are feeeling rather cramped!! Its a wonderful world is it not?

[redcrx]

not at all whickerman, i thought it well written and very descriptive, lol

[Oneeyedvic]

5 second hand tvs cost around �30 each
3 NEW dvd players from Tescos would cost �20 each
2 second hand PS2s would cost around �30 each (and games can be got for around �2 each at car boot sales)

The �1000 'ultra modern' kitchen (wow ultra modern and a �1000???)is probably a red herring as if they live in a council house, the council are responsible for upkeep of their property.

Of course, none of us know the full story here, but one question is: how much is it worth to have kids that are brought up with entertainment at home rather that making their own on the street?

[fruitsalad]

most of them do have entertainment at home, and still look for more on the streets, with that old chestnut "we aint got nothing to do"

[aims1202]

Firstly, how do you all know that this is all true? You lot really do believe what you read in the papers, well you believe the bits you want to. Its exactly what they want you to think!
niki2002- what you are saying is that the papers make out everyone is like this and your family are not. So the papers write a load of rubbish right? well thats what this story is, a load of rubbish. None of us know the actual circumstances of this family, how do you know they are not like yours?
Read books, not papers