Mr & Mrs Philpott - Benefits??

[smurfchops]

I hope Derbyshire Council have stopped all benefit payments for Mr and Mrs Philpott? Otherwise he will be a very rich man when he eventually gets out.

[hc4361]

Course they have.
And it is IF they get out, not when.

[friedgreentomato]

The council are not actually responsible for benefit payments other than council tax and housing benefit the biggest benefits come from HMRC and DWP.

[Smowball]

I watched the whole documentary on them lastnight - absolutely shocking.

[ummmm]

Is this really a serious question?

[aelmpvw]

it will probably cost more to keep the idiot in jail than it did for benefit payments

[rockyracoon]

They won't be due any benefits will they? House burnt down, poor kids killed, his other children presumably living with their mums.

[daffy654]

Any benefits will have been stopped as soon as they were remanded in custody after their arrest.

[EvianBaby]

The only benefit they'll get now is that of solitary confinement.

[Booldawg]

I think HMRC will be aware that their 'situation has changed'

[emmie]

he had 17 children, with 5 different women, 6 died in that awful fire, so the rest will be with their respective mothers, i pity the children in all of this mess, they are the ones who have suffered, he is beyond words.

[hippyhoppy]

I don't think the issue here is benefits... he was a control freak and when Lisa left, it wasn't about the money.. it was about the fact he couldn't dictate to her anymore. The whole purpose of the fire was to blame her - so in that vein I don't think he expected the children to die. Saying that, his (and his wife's) apparant behaviour after the event was odd to say the least. I'm surprised that Miraied got as long as she did as (in my opinion) she was clearly dominated by that vile bully. Bless those little mites...