Sponging Roma Big Issue Seller Gets £28k handouts

[Dedworth]

Romanian Big Issue seller given legal right to claim housing benefit (on top of the £25,000 she already claims)

The mother-of-four currently claims £25,547.60 in benefits each year
That will rise by a minimum of £2,600 when she receives her additional housing allowance


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1jnqTob38

[joebloggs]

well lets hope the gov doesn't set the minimum income to sponsor a visa at this level

one way for those under the minimum income level to start selling big issue, never bought one, never seen anyone buy one thou

[daff 'O dill]

sigh!! sigh!!! sigh!!!

[Dedworth]

sigh!! sigh!!! sigh!!!

You will see plenty of these thieving parasites around - read up a bit more

http://www.filipinouk.co.uk/forum/sh...ight=weybridge

Posts 10 & 11

http://www.filipinouk.co.uk/forum/sh...-border-system

[lastlid]

The mother-of-four currently claims £25,547.60 in benefits each year
That will rise by a minimum of £2,600 when she receives her additional housing allowance

Ah. So she will earn enough to sponsor someones spouse visa application then....

[hawk]

were do i get big issue looks like only way to get fiancee in uk this is nuts this woman gets more than one that are working

[Dedworth]

One-third of Big Issue sellers now Romanian: Job once reserved for Britain's homeless has been swamped by Eastern European immigrants. And many of them have homes AND claim benefits

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1kBI3rLwQ

[Dedworth]

Nothing's changed in 5 years - this is from 2007

TAYSIDE Police in Forfar have responded to complaints about the intimidating attitude of some Big Issue sellers in the town.

Talks have been held between officers and a representative of the magazine and the advice is quite clear - if members of the public feel intimated by the action of vendors they should report the matter to the police.

Concerns regarding the attitude of one family in particular who have taken up pitches in Castle Street and outside the Abbeygate have been raised by Forfar Community Council at their last two meetings.

Members reported the public, particularly the elderly, had felt vulnerable by the attitude of some of the vendors who were "begging under the umbrella of The Big Issue."

At the time of going to press on Tuesday (yesterday), reports in a national newspaper claimed "Romanian thugs" had threatened to kill a Big Issue seller in a row over territory in Kilmarnock as a bitter feud between Scots and Romanian Big Issues sellers intensifies.

Scots claim foreign gangs are buying up copies of the magazine, leaving established vendors with very few to sell.

Vendors also claim the most lucrative pitches are being taken over by Romanian immigrants after threats of violence with claims Scots vendors have been physically threatened by minders operating on behalf of Romanians.

Problems have been reported in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Carlisle, Whitehaven and Keswick - and it's getting worse with vendors claiming many of the main pitches used by the homeless have been taken over by Romanians and other foreign nationals.

Referring to the Forfar situation, Superintendent Fiona Clacher stated: "Tayside Police is supportive of the principles behind the Big Issue and, providing the sellers carry a badge and comply with the rules and display only the magazines for sale, then we have no problem with them doing that.

"We do not regard it as begging. However should any member of the public feel intimidated by the actions of anyone involved in this activity then they should report the matter to us and we will take appropriate action.

"Liaison is ongoing with the Big Issue organisers and they are addressing the concerns expressed locally in a positive manner and are keen to maintain the good name of their organisation."

Michael Luby, Big Issue Scottish National sales manager added: "At the Big Issue we have a strict code of conduct which all vendors must adhere to.

"We provide individuals who are homeless or vulnerably housed with the opportunity to earn a legitimate income through selling the magazine."

http://www.kirriemuirherald.co.uk/ne...ggars_1_261198

[Tawi2]

she receives her additional housing allowance

I wonder if our local one looked in the estate agents window before she popped off to give birth,theres a nice 8 bedroom place up the road for £14,000 a month and if the news tonight is correct she could soon have Beyonce as a neighbour

[Dedworth]

I wonder if our local one looked in the estate agents window before she popped off to give birth,theres a nice 8 bedroom place up the road for £14,000 a month and if the news tonight is correct she could soon have Beyonce as a neighbour

How many future thieves has she got 5 ? Theres probably a max of £10k to get £14k housing benefit and onto St Georges Hill she will probably have to bang out another - no doubt it's due in September

[Tawi2]

onto St Georges Hill

She could always slum it on wentworth Imagine Brucies face

[Dedworth]

She could always slum it on wentworth Imagine Brucies face

A bit down market for her Tawi and too far from her Weybridge Waitrose place of work - handy for Ascot though and RBWM does hold the record for the longest serving Roma Big Issue Seller

[Tawi2]

A bit down market for her Tawi and too far from her Weybridge Waitrose place of work

Couldnt she claim travel allowance and get a taxi?
One solution,nuke slough at 2am,its virtually 3'rd world anyway,and I doubt anyone would even notice it had gone Except when they realised the crime rate had dropped.

[milesaway1113]

Are you allowed to be so blatantly offensive on a public forum?

"Nuke Slough at 2am, it's virtually 3rd world anyway"-shouldn't somebody be vetting contributions like this!! I am not going to get into anything personal-but comments like that cannot be deemed acceptable from any angle!!?? Shocked to be honest to see it on here.

I feel saddened and angry that people should have a forum to express such utterly abhorant and offensive views.

[Dedworth]

Are you allowed to be so blatantly offensive on a public forum?

"Nuke Slough at 2am, it's virtually 3rd world anyway"-shouldn't somebody be vetting contributions like this!! I am not going to get into anything personal-but comments like that cannot be deemed acceptable from any angle!!?? Shocked to be honest to see it on here.

I feel saddened and angry that people should have a forum to express such utterly abhorant and offensive views.

I take it you're not that familiar with Slough ?

[milesaway1113]

Granted-Slough might well be a grim place (I honestly don't know and don't care)! But it was the casual way in which "nuking" Slough was justified because it's like a third world country anyway?? Suggesting it's ok to nuke third world countries?

You may accuse me of not having a sense of humour (although I think even Jim Davidson would have struggled to raise a smile on the basis of that witty aside)-but somebody has to pull people up on comments like that because if they did not-we would be living in a reactionary, racist country ruled by unimaginative and unenlightened thugs: we're nearly there now, but it's important that people stick up for tolerance and acceptance over hate and bigotry (the best of human nature as opposed to the worst).

[joebloggs]

sense of humor varies from person to person, you and others might not find it funny, but I'm sure many more people would be upset if every post that you, I or someone else found offensive was edited.

as for Tawi2, he's been on this forum along time and made many posts giving advice and helping people, and I'm sure he meant it as a joke and never meant to offend anyone .

[Tawi2]

It was a joke
The idea came from Sir John Betjemans......Slough

Slough Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough It isn't fit for humans now,

[milesaway1113]

Not sure how any rational human being could find the idea of "nuking" anywhere funny!!

[Tawi2]

I do apologise miles for not measuring up to your levels of rationality Sir JB apologises also(posthumously)

[Dedworth]

Not sure how any rational human being could find the idea of "nuking" anywhere funny!!

I'm with the irrationals

[milesaway1113]

I doubt whether John Betjamin would appreciate you apologising on his behalf-considering that his poem was a critique of industrialisation in general; rather than an attack on modern day British immigration policy!

[Tawi2]

rather than an attack on modern day British immigration policy!

My tongue-in-cheek critique was in the general state of slough,nothing to do with british immigration policy,it reminds me of a delhi slum,your an angry opinionated chappy Miles,you should have accepted an apology graciously Two brit kids have just been denied entry to the USA for twittering they would like to destroy the country,I do hope I am banned from entering slough

[Dedworth]

I doubt whether John Betjamin would appreciate you apologising on his behalf-considering that his poem was a critique of industrialisation in general; rather than an attack on modern day British immigration policy!

Next time you see the Doctor ask to be put on some sense of humour pills

[grahamw48]

an attack on modern day British immigration policy!

Not so much a 'policy' as a revolving door for criminals at best and a grossly unfair system for US the native population at worst.

The whole fiasco being run by a bunch of clowns it would seem.

[bigmarco]

I think the problem with this country Miles is that we've been far too tolerant and accepting for far too long. I really don't read too much hate and bigotry in the comments above and probably agree with you that you are somewhat lacking in a sense of humour.
The original thread merely highlights the laughable state of our Country and its benefits system today. Most right minded people would find this laughable and I'm sure the founding Fathers of our welfare system would turn in there graves with the abuses of the system today.
On the subject of the Big Issue I can only say that I'm old enough to remember why this magazine was set up . I think that the fact Circulation has gone from a high of 300,000 to less than 125,000 is due largely to the points raised above.