Shannon Matthews' mother

[smurfchops]

Is she getting child benefits and all the other benefits allowed, for her children who live with their fathers ? What a mess.

[Velvetee]

I wonder if the authorities will allow Shannon to return to her mother and the toy boy. It's a very very bizarre situation, almost as though it was preplanned, so the family could be featured on Jeremy Kyle and be in the public eye.

[tufty7]

i agree it can't be easy with 5 kids living there with 2 adults , thats even more reason to get them all doing there bit instead of living in a faggy smokey dirty hell which in turn will lead to another generation of benefit claimants because they have breathing difficulties!!!! ...come on the facts are out there we all need to take a little more pride in what we have and what we do , cleaning cost's nothing to do , just water and a cloth ......

by the way I am pleased she has been found safe and well and hope she has a great future.....

[netibiza]

Ethel hi there, just to disagree on this point , my brother had allthree children living with him, but the wife got the child allowances and kept them.

[Jillius]

It beats me why some of you seem to think that they AREN'T getting benefits. Come on, did you see any of them doing anything except smoke, drink and lounge about watching their great big telly and using their computer (paid for by us !!)

[brionon]

Jilius ,let me guess-you're a christian,right ?

[dot.hawkes]

mmmm I am a Christian by being Christened and being brought up in a Christian Church Going home, my Mum and Dad stuggled all our childhood but they never smoked, drank, neglected us, and they worked hard for a very very small wage, no benefits then to support them except child benefit for the eldest child, which i think was 5s a week. They were self disciplined, house proud and did everything they could to see all 4 of us educated and brought up to respect ourselves and others. The Matthews clan are missing out on that IMO and they need guidance and education in family values and house management.

[Bathsheba]

netibiza - if your brother has the children living with him, he should have the child benefit paid to himself. I "forgot" to mention to the relevant department when my son went to live with his father at the age of 16, and I ended up having to repay every penny!

[anotheoldgit]

I along with many on this site have commented on the life style and dress sense of Sharron Mathew's mother and her friends.

But when one see the so called celebrities actions and dress sense are they any better? I think most of lower classes would not dress and behave as they do.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=540134 &in_page_id=1773&ico=Homepage&icl=TabModule&ic c=picbox&ct=5

[Ethel]

I could understand people commenting on the mother's looks and / or dress sense if she were a model or working in the fashion industry.

As she isn't - it's needless and spiteful. We still don't know what has happened over the past three weeks, the mother hasn't been arrested nor has her boyfriend.
Who knows if they will be?

[China Doll]

I have missed you Ethel.

[Jillius]

brionon, I don't know why you ask but I am a christian but am not religious in any sense of the word but my upbringing was exactly like dots. I've been brought up to work for what you get in life, that's why I didn't have more than 2 children cos I couldn't afford any more. People like Karen Matthews seem to think it's their right to let us tax payers pay for everything they get.

[gina32]

ive noticed a few people on this thread have mentioned a huge telly that they had,well ive just been watching it and i seen a tv but by no means was it huge. The stepdad was working as well, and who said we were paying for the computer, i must have missed all those bits, but cant remember seeing them even tho i rewound the tape to look for them

[B00]

you have it on tape Gina? Any chance you can satisfy my curiosity? Was the stepdad watching YouTube on his 'uter?

Before it was blurred out, I remember thinking..."how odd, I wouldn't be farting around on YouTube whilst my stepchild was missing"

[gina32]

boo the only time i really seen him on pc was when they were writing that statement for the press, except when he was just sat on the chair near it cant say i seen youtube, but then again i obviously misssed a huge tv so who knows

[Jillius]

What did the stepdad do for a job Gina ? I didn't know he had a job.

[auntiebertie]

Perhaps child benefit should be paid for the first 2 children only. Announce that it will start as of March 1st 2009 which gives people a few weeks to practice keeping their legs together!. That way people will stop bringing children into the world - 7 children by 5 different fathers - and expecting the government to pay for the little cherubs. Would save us taxpayers a fortune and the money could be put to pay for schools, hospitals and trains

[Ethel]

As some of the children live with their fathers, you have no idea who is supporting them - unless you know the families. The fathers could be working.