Benefits Britain Series 4 Episode 11 - Living Hand to Mouth

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  • @jillcharnock4986
    @jillcharnock4986 2 роки тому +710

    Rachel if you can hang curtains and remove furniture and decorate 3 bedrooms you can clean the house without a cleaner

    • @patminnick2813
      @patminnick2813 Рік тому +151

      And behave yourself! 5 kids 5 dads?

    • @suzannakamandala2941
      @suzannakamandala2941 Рік тому +16

      😂😂😂😂

    • @ckbond41
      @ckbond41 Рік тому +15

      @@patminnick2813 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @RainRemnant
      @RainRemnant Рік тому +32

      But that's why she played incubator, now she has her 5 little slaves

    • @Marzzy01
      @Marzzy01 Рік тому +36

      @@patminnick2813 she doesn’t seem so anxious and depressed for that

  • @ladylaura8038
    @ladylaura8038 2 роки тому +666

    Despite Claire’s health issues she is absolutely 100% successful in creating a beautiful life for herself and her partner.

    • @mas9981
      @mas9981 2 роки тому +15

      True😢

    • @marksawatzky8562
      @marksawatzky8562 2 роки тому +25

      I admire her greatly!! WOW!! What an awesome inspiration she is indeed!! God Bless Her Richly In Every Way!!😆🎻🌻🌞💒🔱.

    • @ladylaura8038
      @ladylaura8038 2 роки тому +12

      @@marksawatzky8562 right!

    • @TheManHam87
      @TheManHam87 2 роки тому

      And for every great person like her there’s thousands of scumbags!

    • @dawnberg4478
      @dawnberg4478 Рік тому +10

      Claire is the one to celebrate on this episode...she is a motivated and heart warming person..the other jerks should be giving her their money

  • @valerierobertson6334
    @valerierobertson6334 Рік тому +227

    Claire is an example of someone that really needs benefits, people that shouldn't get benefits hog her money that she desperately needs

    • @tokarp390
      @tokarp390 Рік тому +4

      well rich people would get those benefits as yet another tax cutoff ;)

    • @Ruth58969
      @Ruth58969 11 місяців тому +9

      Claire would get the money if she applied for it.

    • @HarmonRAB-hp4nk
      @HarmonRAB-hp4nk 7 місяців тому +2

      needs? whats wrong with her? is she medically dsabled??... I mean... I had brain cancer, I still work part time to help cover the costs.. whats her excuse?
      a cancer survivor that can work...... again whats her EXCUSE

    • @Borninthe80s.
      @Borninthe80s. 7 місяців тому

      @@HarmonRAB-hp4nktry watching it she has heart problems

    • @Borninthe80s.
      @Borninthe80s. 7 місяців тому

      @@HarmonRAB-hp4nkalso she WORKS

  • @Djdjndxjsnd
    @Djdjndxjsnd 2 роки тому +52

    “By the time Id get home I’d be too tired” isn’t that what every other parent does? Yeh I’m knackered when I come home but I’ll still look after my kids, I’ll let them ‘help’ cook food, take them to dance, sleep for a bit while there there, pick them up, give them a snack, tv time and bed. Repeat the next day. It’s hard but it’s life.

  • @tanyam8462
    @tanyam8462 2 роки тому +457

    Claire is so lovely and gentle. I love her sweet 20 year relationship with her partner where they don’t cohabit. And the fact that she’s a piano tuner. And her loyal pet cat Puss. What a gem. I hope she is well still.

    • @madhatter909
      @madhatter909 2 роки тому +26

      I agree lovely couple.

    • @suilvenmountain2395
      @suilvenmountain2395 2 роки тому

      perhaps something to do with the partner being a dolehead? Yeah '62 year old retiree' skiver

    • @mendiragsdale1954
      @mendiragsdale1954 Рік тому +9

      Yes, beautiful person inside and out💜🙏💜

    • @LiamGately
      @LiamGately Рік тому +8

      She was inspirational, with a fantastic attitude.

    • @suzymoroka297
      @suzymoroka297 Рік тому +7

      20 years and he hasn’t put on a 💍 on it 🤨🤔

  • @HelloImNik
    @HelloImNik 2 роки тому +222

    Rachel needing someone to come in and clean, but Claire with lung disease seems to live in a clean house. Shameful.

    • @Maz-zb9uf
      @Maz-zb9uf 10 місяців тому +11

      People will always have excuse

    • @kimberlyhayes6006
      @kimberlyhayes6006 9 місяців тому +10

      I also have a severe lungs disease, with 2 central lines in my chest. I have chronic respiratory failure and been intubated 20 times, and I still manage to keep my house very clean, especially with 4 cats. I've had people come over and say they didn't even know I had cat, much less FOUR, because I clean their litter box as soon as they use. I'll never understand people who can live in filth.

    • @BreadedNuggetss
      @BreadedNuggetss 24 дні тому

      @@kimberlyhayes6006 did we ask?

  • @rhondaflowers3824
    @rhondaflowers3824 2 роки тому +653

    5 different father's? Bacķ pain? Don't stop her from making babies, does it? LMFAO

    • @Jenny-uv4dl
      @Jenny-uv4dl 2 роки тому +59

      THANK YOU!!! tht baby making can make tht back worse

    • @pearlkelly6337
      @pearlkelly6337 2 роки тому +51

      Makes me angry, I can't believe someone comes in an helps Rachel clean cos she says she has a bad back, ir always seems it's a bad back, my spine is severely curved and I got a hunch back and my spine at the bottom has been eaten away by a tumour and spinal fluid and I get breathless standing for 10 seconds and then seeing so many people just take it too far is annoying, there was one episode where a guy said he had a bad back an he used a stick but he didn't use it properly like he didn't put it properly on the floor it just kinda was swinging an he was going on about he can't work cos of it, I think she's telling a few porkie pies I probably sound hypocritical though but just something is fishy

    • @Rbhawk3rd
      @Rbhawk3rd 2 роки тому

      Her kids have ADD. All different daddies 🤣🤣🤣

    • @mamajoanna3155
      @mamajoanna3155 2 роки тому +51

      Guess what I have i back back to and guess what I’m doing now cooking lunch and cleaning before I go to work for a night shift in a prison! Makes me so angry 😠

    • @Brian64512
      @Brian64512 2 роки тому +6

      She was bucked

  • @williamegler8771
    @williamegler8771 2 роки тому +564

    Five children by five different fathers?
    The so called father's are responsible for the financial support of their children not the taxpayers.
    Having children is a choice and there are numerous ways to prevent pregnancy.
    These people made their choice and they should pay for their choices.
    A lot of working people would like more children but realize they can't afford them.
    Claire is the only one who actually deserves benefits.
    At least she is making a valiant effort to pay her own way.
    The woman who is constantly complaining about not being able to work because she would be too tired to raise her children is ridiculous!
    Working parents raise children everyday!

    • @minkgin3370
      @minkgin3370 2 роки тому +68

      What does she do all day while the 2 girls are at school? Surely she could get a part-time job for then…..I did. Rachel - lazy so & so, another child will be on the way as soon as she meets another bloke. Having another kid is much easier than finding a job.

    • @minkgin3370
      @minkgin3370 2 роки тому +6

      @@starquant ……that’s a good idea - if you can find him.

    • @lilyrose7082
      @lilyrose7082 2 роки тому +14

      My sentiments exactly! In the US a female politician stated some years back when speaking about the welfare system, “ Who are we to tell a woman when and where to start her family!” So of course they start young, as teenagers and never stop breeding until nature takes its eventual course and she cannot reproduce anymore! It’s very difficult to care for one child, let alone a gaggle of them by yourself so they turn to a life of crime to get the things the welfare check can’t pay for! I’m so sick of whiney women who constantly complain about their kids and their lot in life after choosing to have kids with any old body who just wanted a piece the night before, never to be seen again! You can’t blame the men always, it’s up to the woman to take birth control!

    • @lilyrose7082
      @lilyrose7082 2 роки тому +22

      @@starquant I’m a female, idk what you are but I always took the birth control pills because I didn’t want anymore children by my husband let alone a bunch of kids by different fathers! See I believe 1 child is a mistake if there’s no real commitment there. Call me old fashioned but if you can’t support these children yourself, then you shouldn’t be having them unless you have a good job and stability! I’m a registered nurse ok but I wouldn’t have had my 3 children without having a good job at all! It’s not fair to children that have to grow up in poverty because you didn’t use the proper protection! So yes, to prevent unwanted pregnancy, it’s the woman’s obligation to use birth control because it is she who has to raise them without a father! If that’s misogynistic, so be it! I don’t understand why you think it is but obviously you’ve never given birth yourself or have children to take care of!

    • @user-cy4vw1qj9m
      @user-cy4vw1qj9m 2 роки тому +32

      What is stopping her working while her children are at school?

  • @jemindigo4324
    @jemindigo4324 4 місяці тому +14

    Claire is such an inspiration, bless her. If anyone deserves the upmost government benefits it’s her

  • @girlnextdoor0703
    @girlnextdoor0703 2 роки тому +321

    I appreciate Dawn keeps her house clean and parents seriously with extra classes and keeps those girls active. No reason for a house to be a mess when you don’t work outside the home.

    • @sweetycamy
      @sweetycamy 2 роки тому +59

      there's not enough appreciation for Dawn. She puts her kids above everything else, and most especially is dedicating all her time with her kids. That is the most valuable asset. You can buy them whatever you want, but in the end, being loved and educated (and of course a home) will be all that matters

    • @alisonp3398
      @alisonp3398 2 роки тому +36

      Yes and she also seems to concentrate on better eating habits then I’ve seen with other people on these shows. Balanced nutrition is very important for the growing girls.

    • @strangeperson700
      @strangeperson700 2 роки тому +19

      This is why I study hard at school, so I can have a great job, which will enable me to be a good husband and support a family like Dawn's.
      I hope my future children have a mom like Dawn.

    • @vanderbam2741
      @vanderbam2741 2 роки тому +13

      @@strangeperson700 your future wife will likely have her own career. You will be expected to do your part of the caring work too. As it should be! But good on you.

    • @eratoisyourmuse659
      @eratoisyourmuse659 2 роки тому +16

      I understand being a full time stay at home mom when your kids are little. But theres no reason not to work when your kids are in school.

  • @sootheholistic3064
    @sootheholistic3064 2 роки тому +685

    Claire is stunning and an example to all on benefits. I wish her health and happiness

    • @juliemiller2523
      @juliemiller2523 2 роки тому +30

      I SECOND THAT.. A TRUE HARD WORKER.. I WISH HER MUCH BLESSINGS

    • @lup6974
      @lup6974 2 роки тому +50

      Claire deserves her benefits and actually more than that. She is doing her best to be independent and not leach on the system. Wish her all the best 🙏

    • @Rumpelstiltskinsdaughter
      @Rumpelstiltskinsdaughter 2 роки тому +31

      She’s the kind of person benefits are for! Someone who needs a hand up not a hand out! She’s teaching her kids help is ok, but still work hard ! ❤️

    • @mt_gox
      @mt_gox 2 роки тому +1

      @@juliemiller2523 13:30 "so she's offered to give them some free lessons" ... hmmm.... lesbo predator??? 😬

    • @annelindabuckley20
      @annelindabuckley20 2 роки тому

      So do i

  • @khiahonan6377
    @khiahonan6377 2 роки тому +370

    Rachel gets more benefits than I do working 40 hours a week!!!! I have had a back operation, I have a rod in my thigh and screws in my hip, also bipolar disorder but I still work and pay my own way in life!!!

    • @abriah.j6720
      @abriah.j6720 2 роки тому +66

      She’s milking the system. 5 kids from 5 different fathers and she’s able to hire a cleaner. I have 3 chronic conditions and depression. I’m a mum of 3, I’m a registered nurse. I constantly in pain but I love my job and family enough to not give up on my dream of taking care of other people because I always tell myself “you’ve woken up today so that means get up make today worth it”. They make more money than people who actually work.

    • @phaarqueue4876
      @phaarqueue4876 2 роки тому +18

      @@abriah.j6720 I know it sucks but wouldn't you rather be you than a free loader like that, I admire and respect you and for what you do with your life and I bet your kids do too, she might get more money than most of us working mums and nanas but at the end of the day shes still a loser, because she choses to be a loser. Jah bless sister !!!! You're making a difference in the world, shes just adding to national debt.

    • @davechristian7543
      @davechristian7543 2 роки тому +11

      and heir in Australia we have a name for ppl like u who r always winging n im sure u no wat its called.

    • @jackwatsonepic626
      @jackwatsonepic626 2 роки тому +14

      And the question is " WHY
      if you are better off on benefits , then why work " what " because you don't want to be known as scrounger
      I am quite happy to be known as a bloody scrounger
      I worked all my life on minimum wage until about 12 months ago
      then I realise what it was like to be on benefits
      free rent plus all the extra help
      I don't need to be up at 7 a.m. every morning and go out in all weathers
      what for an extra £30
      a week
      you can spend that on bus fares and dinner (lunch) I fill my time in working for local charities

    • @TermiteVideo
      @TermiteVideo 2 роки тому +4

      Good for you! Independence means a lot

  • @talachedaka2000
    @talachedaka2000 2 роки тому +189

    I’ve been a single parent for years and always worked. My kids aren’t broken, they’re independent and also understand that benefits aren’t the way to live.

    • @resnonverba137
      @resnonverba137 2 роки тому +9

      It's a shame there aren't more people with your attitude.

    • @saisafaith7412
      @saisafaith7412 Рік тому +10

      Can you believe the nerve of that lady dawn? . Doesn't she think all mothers would rather stay home with their kids. Too bad she didn't think about that before having those kids. She says she doesn't want other people raising her kids but all taxpayers are the ones raising her kids

    • @KyeHortonNinjaWindowCleaning
      @KyeHortonNinjaWindowCleaning Рік тому +1

      @@saisafaith7412a lot of people on benefits that stay at home with their kids don’t nurture them as much. To be fair the benefits spent would probably be a net positive through her children’s tax contributions.

    • @miaclarke6859
      @miaclarke6859 Рік тому +4

      That’s what my mum was like. When her and my dad were together we lived in a village in the middle of nowhere and my mum wasn’t allowed a job because he wanted to earn all the money. He was cheating on my mum and supporting this other woman’s family and me and mum would sit in the house with coats and no electric. Anyway my mum kicked him out straight away, sold her sporty car that she loved for a cheap run around and we moved to a town she was in jobseekers for a bit but as soon as a job came up she jumped at the Opportunity. She worked het fucking ass off and I went to breakfast club everyday and after school clubs everyday because they were free. At first she was earning less than what the Jobseeker’s Allowance was but she did her absolute best to provide for me and I could not be more thankful to her

    • @melissasullivan5899
      @melissasullivan5899 Рік тому

      Me too and I agree. I was alone with them 13 years. Both are college educated which I paid for (they have loans to pay off too). Both in good relationships and are giving to society by working themselves.

  • @kathleendigregorio1701
    @kathleendigregorio1701 2 роки тому +94

    Claire is a wonderful human ~ I hope things greatly improve in her life

  • @ellie5461
    @ellie5461 11 місяців тому +15

    Claire, God bless you, you really are the best of humanity! Such a strong and stoic lady, I think we could all learn something you. Wishing you all the very best for the future xxx

  • @whitneydavidson3457
    @whitneydavidson3457 2 роки тому +486

    Claire is an amazing lady. I pray she gets better and lives a wonderful life.

    • @philcooper279
      @philcooper279 2 роки тому +16

      I have heart disease , just as I reach retirement, wonderful, still, that's life.

    • @whitneydavidson3457
      @whitneydavidson3457 2 роки тому +5

      @@philcooper279 agreed. If you are happy with your life, then it was a wonderful life. I was only saying that I hope she has one.

    • @mt_gox
      @mt_gox 2 роки тому +1

      @@philcooper279 shoulda ate more beef

    • @mt_gox
      @mt_gox 2 роки тому

      @@OM617a I make 27 bitcoin every day by following General Gakooma Alajalarwal Oogagimpee's crypto trading signals.

    • @wallacesousuke1433
      @wallacesousuke1433 Рік тому +1

      @@philcooper279 I have heart disease and crippling social and generalized anxiety, PTSD, no social skills, jobless at 35... that's not life, at least not a life worth "living"

  • @RetroRegan
    @RetroRegan 2 роки тому +398

    Rachael the mum of 5 x 5 dad's. Those poor children living in that hovel. Painting the baby's room while the poor baby is in the crib. And the kids eating while wearing their coats. She's moaning about lack of money but she's had her hair and nails done. And as for wanting a cleaner, that's just pure laziness.

    • @ohmeowzer1
      @ohmeowzer1 2 роки тому +17

      I agree

    • @DizzyKizzy64
      @DizzyKizzy64 2 роки тому +39

      I couldn't believe she was painting while he was in his cot, insane

    • @terryhyland4176
      @terryhyland4176 2 роки тому

      I'm fucking depressed no one wants to no I look after me she needs a fucking wake up call we all suffer one way or another with anxiety and depression but some take the fucking biscuit 5 different dad's I'm surprised she has any energy to be depressed 🤔

    • @mattylamb9194
      @mattylamb9194 2 роки тому +1

      To me, she clearly does have mental health issues - probably depression. Means she isn;t making the best decisions, but it's not done out of cruelty

    • @hayleylane3044
      @hayleylane3044 2 роки тому +19

      Shocking who would even paint a room while a child is in the room let alone a baby that can't move them self to another room

  • @telstar32
    @telstar32 2 роки тому +91

    I have nothing but respect to Claire. I hope life is treating her well, she deserves it .

  • @Lisa-ih7fk
    @Lisa-ih7fk 10 місяців тому +25

    As a Mom who has to work i find Dawns comments that if she was working she wouldn't be able to bake with her kids. I'm a single Mum working 40 hours and my son (2) bakes with me at least once a month, sometimes more. For his birthday I stayed up late and make him an amazing (if i do say so myself) birthday cake in the shape of a 3D tractor. Regardless of what kind of Mom you are (working or SAHP) you make it work for your child and give them all you can.

  • @lymarie1974
    @lymarie1974 9 місяців тому +43

    Claire is precious, she is the only one who works through her illness. I do the same. ❤. Bless this girl Lord.

  • @snowfish1121
    @snowfish1121 2 роки тому +226

    Nothing but respect for Claire. Poor lady can barely walk but is still working and paying her own bills! I

  • @amberwinter4351
    @amberwinter4351 2 роки тому +311

    What a lovely couple Claire and Malcolm are. I love how he bought a motorhome so he could accompany her when she travelled for her work. I really hope Claire's condition can continue to be kept under control. 🙏

    • @danielamaurer4925
      @danielamaurer4925 2 роки тому +22

      And she loves her job and they love being on the road! Just people being beautiful and happy with what they have. So lovely.

    • @ballsackTbager
      @ballsackTbager 2 роки тому +7

      the dudes old enough to be her dad what are you talking about?

    • @mt_gox
      @mt_gox 2 роки тому

      @@ballsackTbager 41:44 Good to see the cute lil girl's practicing the ol' leg-spreading. 😛

    • @Melanie-Copley
      @Melanie-Copley 2 роки тому +1

      @@ballsackTbager As long as they are happy, who cares!

    • @IwasBlueb4
      @IwasBlueb4 2 роки тому

      @@ballsackTbager sooooooooo

  • @Ruth-wq7lr
    @Ruth-wq7lr 2 роки тому +724

    The contrast between Claire and Rachel is breathtaking. Claire actually has a serious long term medical condition and still works part time and does not claim all of the benefits she would be eligible for.
    Then you have Rachel who despite back pain has nevertheless managed to carry and give birth to five children, wastes money that should be spent on rent on paint, and even had a cleaner until her benefits were cut! What on Earth was she doing all day when at least three of the kids were at school. She’s taking the piss out of the benefits system.

    • @nikitanokia1249
      @nikitanokia1249 2 роки тому

      yes was thinking the same, she is just a LAZY C..

    • @ohmeowzer1
      @ohmeowzer1 2 роки тому +39

      I agree with you

    • @HillbillyYEEHAA
      @HillbillyYEEHAA 2 роки тому +27

      But Claire shouldn't be doing anything that could make her worse. Because you can't get your health baseline back.

    • @Mscarole57
      @Mscarole57 2 роки тому +34

      And the thousands like her...🤬

    • @lorischuette1163
      @lorischuette1163 2 роки тому +32

      She was having more kids of course

  • @AmazedandAmused-65
    @AmazedandAmused-65 Рік тому +182

    Depression, Rachel? With 5 kids from 5 sperm donors, I would be depressed, too.
    Dawn, your youngest child is 8: what is stopping you from having a job while your daughters are in school? I guarantee your depression would ease if you worked.
    Claire is the only person that shouldn’t be working, yet she does. She understands that being active is a POSITIVE thing. God bless her!

    • @bobjames6622
      @bobjames6622 Рік тому

      But she wasn't that depressed that she didn't want to spread her legs for all comers....pun intended! LOL!

    • @pwrplnt1975
      @pwrplnt1975 Рік тому +9

      I Agree 100%!

    • @johnmcelroy1590
      @johnmcelroy1590 11 місяців тому +1

      Pmsl

    • @DanTheCoder
      @DanTheCoder 10 місяців тому

      How she found five men to pump her is beyond me

    • @paulcridland5230
      @paulcridland5230 10 місяців тому +2

      The cost of child care will outweigh what she can earn that is why. Why do you think?

  • @drunkensailor112
    @drunkensailor112 2 роки тому +121

    Claire's partner buying a motor home so they can be closer on her travels for work is just tear shattering. Wow what kindness. Proof that karma exists.

  • @bluebellrose8
    @bluebellrose8 2 роки тому +273

    Yeah, Dawn can get a P/T job for sure. I feel Dawn is using her girls' as an excuse to not venture out and do something else with her life. It's not as if her kids are infants in diapers and we're no longer in the idealized version of the 1950's. She should get something outside of the house and meet people. My mum has been on benefits her whole life and never worked. She got quite abusive when I became a teenager which now, I realize had more to do with her benefits being reduced when I turned 16. She couldn't handle the fact that I was slowly becoming an adult. She was home ALL the time. The day I left was the happiest of my life!

    • @deborahcraven6435
      @deborahcraven6435 2 роки тому +9

      Sad story .

    • @esthers9140
      @esthers9140 2 роки тому +24

      I agree...she could work while her girls are in school at least.

    • @marywood8794
      @marywood8794 2 роки тому +18

      @@esthers9140 I agree. The only plus that I saw was that she is spending her children's part of the benefit on their classes instead of meaningless crap. Really there is no reason why she can't work "mother's hours", as we call them here in America. Here for children her girl's age that would be 9-3. I used to do it when my kids were younger. It is tricky when school is on vacation/break, but she should at least attempt it.

    • @esthers9140
      @esthers9140 2 роки тому +13

      @@marywood8794 my husbands income was not enough to cover all our expenses even though he worked hard...I did not want my children in childcare I had children to raise them so...for 19 years I did licensed childcare from our home and was able to be with my 2 children too...it is possible.

    • @marywood8794
      @marywood8794 2 роки тому +4

      @@esthers9140 My mother's cousin did that too. She continued with it long after her kids were grown up because she loved it. She did have to jump through a lot of licensing and clerical hoops to do an in home daycare legally, but that is what she did. Of course, she owned her own house. It's not something that you can do living in an apartment...at least not in the United States.

  • @snazy7777
    @snazy7777 2 роки тому +170

    I would happily pay income tax and council tax for people like Claire.
    Awesome human being.

    • @eileenmelia6459
      @eileenmelia6459 11 місяців тому +4

      Absolutely ,,clair would put those other two to shame

    • @thefiestaguy8831
      @thefiestaguy8831 6 місяців тому +2

      Likewise. I paid £798 tax this month, plus another £340 odd in National Insurance contributions, and one month my gross pay was £5,200 (after a lot of overtime - 90 hour working week consisting of 5 shifts lasting 18 hours, with only 6 hours between them for commute, eating, sleeping, hygiene and leisure.) That month i'm pretty sure I paid around £1,350 in tax give or take, and my net was around £3,750. My job can be demanding, stressful, traumatic and exhausting, I work in the UK emergency services.
      I would more than happily keep paying tax at this rate to support people like her. There's too many people who can work but simply don't want to. I used to be an apprentice working for £3.20 an hour in Central london! My take home pay was £30 a day for a 9 hour shift plus a 2-2.5 hour commute each way, and I was just about affording to run a car on a monthly net salary of just £650 and pay adult train fares. If I can do it working for £3.20 an hour (back in 2013) there's no excuse for many people, given that most jobs pay significantly more nowadays.

  • @jeanettediss6640
    @jeanettediss6640 2 роки тому +98

    If Rachel can paint perhaps she should try some house cleaning and tidying up.

    • @nikitanokia1249
      @nikitanokia1249 2 роки тому +3

      definitely , its what a said

    • @MsWaggydog
      @MsWaggydog 2 роки тому +6

      Right! That mouldy coffee had me gagging.

    • @stacitowery3475
      @stacitowery3475 2 роки тому +2

      Or maybe get a job...being a cashier is less physical than painting.

    • @legster983
      @legster983 2 роки тому +3

      I got a job painting part time when I was working part time

    • @stacitowery3475
      @stacitowery3475 2 роки тому +5

      Haha, right? Why bother redecorating a filthy house?

  • @theresawinder7403
    @theresawinder7403 2 роки тому +58

    I've had depression over 20 years, I still work full time, own a home, run a home and support two children. Work and daytime activity helps to combat this.

    • @roleat
      @roleat 2 роки тому +2

      As a single mother?

    • @theresawinder7403
      @theresawinder7403 2 роки тому +3

      @@roleat yes, I know many that do.

    • @AnastasiaLUVSU
      @AnastasiaLUVSU 2 роки тому +6

      There's debilitating depression. and then what ever you claimed to have. There's levels to it.

    • @theresawinder7403
      @theresawinder7403 2 роки тому +1

      @@AnastasiaLUVSU yes but surely not for the whole of people's lives!!

    • @chrisbhoy100
      @chrisbhoy100 2 роки тому +1

      @@theresawinder7403 Yes, your ignorance is showing

  • @courtney-leighkelly1169
    @courtney-leighkelly1169 2 роки тому +88

    I was on benefits for 6 years. 18-24. Serious MH issues. Serious enough for lots of hospital trips. That's all I will divulge. But I needed those 6 years. During that time I never stopped searching for the way out of benefits. I studied sociology at home. I volunteered on a farm rescue. I attended all my appointments, regularly upkept appointments at the jobcentre, made my own appointments to see them, I used my work coach to access help for therapies, hobby classes and groups, and access to alot of MH help. They helped me talk to adult social services who were the service to help me into volunteering. 6 months of that and I was in a full time job. Yes, I have a council flat and a low wage job. But it's enough for me to pay my bills, support my 2 cats and have a little extra after essentials. Working has taught me so much. I hate having 2 days off a week. I would never want to not work now. I really dont understand people. Depression and anxiety can be genuinely debilitating and humiliating. You certainly wouldn't broadcast it on TV. I claim zero benefits now. I'm happier.

    • @theresonlyonequeenbee
      @theresonlyonequeenbee 2 роки тому +13

      You're amazing. Mental health issues are no joke. Its debilitating and anxiety can be crippling. The fact you worked on yourself first, then got back into work when you was mentally able to just goes to show, you're a prime example of how the benefit system should be used for. I'm so happy you're doing better and a job you love.

    • @striplett6188
      @striplett6188 2 роки тому +1

      BRAVO

    • @rgnotdead
      @rgnotdead Рік тому +2

      big thumbs up🙂🙂

    • @courtney-leighkelly1169
      @courtney-leighkelly1169 Рік тому

      Thank you. It's okay to struggle and need help. But you always have to look forward. 🥺❤️

    • @jamesadams7528
      @jamesadams7528 Рік тому

      Greetings from Texas.glad you are doing better

  • @ohz6793
    @ohz6793 2 роки тому +94

    Your children aren’t going to end up being ‘broken kids’ if you get a simple part time job that works within school hours… what a silly thing to say.

    • @vanessasimmons1175
      @vanessasimmons1175 2 роки тому +6

      Exactly. She’s just teaching her kids they don’t need to work. Awful role model.

    • @aestheticsbyjasmine940
      @aestheticsbyjasmine940 2 роки тому +2

      and what about school holidays where is the child care??

    • @abriah.j6720
      @abriah.j6720 2 роки тому +3

      Thank you! A lot of us mums work and take care of our kids.

    • @abriah.j6720
      @abriah.j6720 2 роки тому +3

      @@aestheticsbyjasmine940 They have the responsibility to find suitable childcare arrangements. It’s not everyone else’s to shoulder the responsibility and cost for them to take care of their own kids.

    • @wedp112
      @wedp112 2 роки тому +1

      We can play guess who are the Americans in this one lol

  • @jeanettemcnamee9746
    @jeanettemcnamee9746 2 роки тому +291

    I want to see a documentary on the guys who aren’t helping with their kids. See what the excuses are, etc.

    • @lscottmanifold9618
      @lscottmanifold9618 2 роки тому +2

      Make it

    • @claddagh8nuts
      @claddagh8nuts 2 роки тому +38

      Huh I have one of those. He had the audacity to tell me he doesn't owe his kids anything. And they always have a lot of ridiculous excuses.
      You don't wanna watch those men, it will just make you furious.

    • @eloiselebler3045
      @eloiselebler3045 2 роки тому +1

      🙌🙌🙌

    • @ironknobsteelworks4063
      @ironknobsteelworks4063 2 роки тому +11

      @@claddagh8nuts Why the hell did you choose to have a child with such a man? Accountability works both ways.

    • @ironknobsteelworks4063
      @ironknobsteelworks4063 2 роки тому +16

      What are these women`s excuses for choosing to have a child with these types of men. They are just as selfish and culpable

  • @vanessasimmons1175
    @vanessasimmons1175 2 роки тому +328

    Well done Claire. You put those who won’t work to shame.

    • @RoseMary-vs3io
      @RoseMary-vs3io 2 роки тому

      she's a fool, the government system loves idiots like her so they can keep getting as much tax out of the poor as possible, they dont care if she dies doing it.

    • @jackwatsonepic626
      @jackwatsonepic626 2 роки тому +9

      It's not that I won't work when you are just as better off claiming benefits than working for minimum wage (UK) then why work it's common sense to me
      but if you have the skills to work a good paid job then of course it " IS
      but unfortunately there's not many people who do have them skills
      And as for being know as a scrounger " then bring it on I do 3 hours in a charity shop every day
      gives me something to do it's like working
      but your money is more guaranteed
      because you are claiming benefits and it's only voluntary so if you don't feel like going in then there's nothing they can do where as if you are working full-time and you don't go into work you then don't get paid

    • @Areyousayingidontknowmyname
      @Areyousayingidontknowmyname 2 роки тому +9

      @@jackwatsonepic626 get the skills

    • @jackwatsonepic626
      @jackwatsonepic626 2 роки тому +4

      @@Areyousayingidontknowmyname what " at 57 " no , I am retired there's no way Iam working to the bone in my 60s " no way
      while the government who set out these rules squander the tax money of the hard working public
      Iam in my late 50s what
      I am saying is I can't get out of bed like I used to when
      I was in my younger days now " it's about time I took a step back
      lam not a young lad anymore and enjoy life,
      not working till your nearly 70 , like this government would want you to
      I have paid tax all my life
      it's now
      about time I got something back
      them people who work in to there late 60s to pay tax while this government just seems to do what they like are the ones who need to take a real hard think " not me

    • @Areyousayingidontknowmyname
      @Areyousayingidontknowmyname 2 роки тому

      @@jackwatsonepic626 I know a lady in her 50s did the studies and works in a job she loves. Zero pride in sitting on your arse and the government owes people nothing. Nor is there a guarantee the government will continue to hand out hard earned money.

  • @JohnKing2012
    @JohnKing2012 2 роки тому +37

    What a wonderful woman Claire is, I have nothing but the upmost respect for her!

  • @ephialtesjackson3620
    @ephialtesjackson3620 2 роки тому +19

    Claire is a doer not a talker. I wish her nothing but happiness and longevity.

    • @ritadonnelly8820
      @ritadonnelly8820 Рік тому

      what do the government spend on there family paid by the tax payer

  • @monicas2269
    @monicas2269 2 роки тому +95

    £31,000 on benefits! With my husband and I both working before we retired we weren't earning that. I stopped at 2 children because I knew I couldn't afford any more and 2 was a struggle because I decided to stay at home and look after them when they were small and later took a part time job. Rachel's situation is all too common around here. She probably is depressed with all those children, but she wasn't too depressed to have them.

    • @bananacake9289
      @bananacake9289 2 роки тому +1

      Obviously ‘conveniently’ never heard of contraception then either!!
      And LOADS of others just like her unfortunately! 🤬🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ just plain LAZY
      and expecting the State to support them!! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤬😡😡🇬🇧

    • @roleat
      @roleat 2 роки тому +6

      Where are the fathers?

    • @Cazzy666
      @Cazzy666 2 роки тому +6

      I couldn’t believe it when I heard that figure! Even £20000 is a huge amount, 5 kids or not.

    • @daviniarobbins9298
      @daviniarobbins9298 2 роки тому +2

      I get about £11,000 a year in benefits. That includes housing benefit and council tax reduction benefit which I don't receive directly. That is an estimated figure by the way.

    • @daviniarobbins9298
      @daviniarobbins9298 2 роки тому +1

      @@roleat Probably on the dole.

  • @HaggisMuncher-69-420
    @HaggisMuncher-69-420 2 роки тому +115

    Spends £150 on PAINT but is risking eviction for rent arrears?!!!

    • @ninagill1407
      @ninagill1407 2 роки тому +29

      And fake nails.

    • @ohmeowzer1
      @ohmeowzer1 2 роки тому +5

      I agree

    • @loonylinda
      @loonylinda 2 роки тому +3

      yeah pay ur rent first girl!

    • @kateywallis1238
      @kateywallis1238 Рік тому +1

      Heaven forbid her nails done for a treat

    • @thefunfam1433
      @thefunfam1433 Рік тому

      How is she not paying the rent when she gets 31,000 pounds. Even dropped to 20,000 shouldnt she be paying rent?

  • @lorrainebennett7528
    @lorrainebennett7528 2 роки тому +243

    Comparing Rachel and Claire it's evident who is entitled to PIP payments, Claire has a serious illness and would be entitled to many benefits but she still works. Lovely lady and I hope that her health stays stable.

    • @sounds0fmeows
      @sounds0fmeows 2 роки тому +23

      same. on disability with a sever, on going arthritis condition, 30 and needed hip replacement since 23. arthritis plagues my whole body so every day is a living hell. but i still work a steady 20 hours per week (4 shifts, 5 hours each). yesterday i had a massive flareup, hardly could get out of bed but i still somehow managed to drag myself to work.

    • @lorrainebennett7528
      @lorrainebennett7528 2 роки тому +11

      @@sounds0fmeows I admire your determination and hope that you receive the benefits that you need!

    • @oliviamartini9700
      @oliviamartini9700 2 роки тому +4

      @@sounds0fmeows you've been on a seven year waitlist for a hip replacement??

    • @sounds0fmeows
      @sounds0fmeows 2 роки тому +5

      @@oliviamartini9700 no, I've only been on the waiting list for 3 months now, but my doctor said I needed one back then but couldn't do one because of how young i was. however my surgeon said it would be anywhere from six months to a year and considering how bad things are right now with Covid, he said normally it would take 3 to 6 months but they are backed up quite a bit.

    • @annfalco3984
      @annfalco3984 2 роки тому +13

      Are you saying that someone with severe mental health isn't entitled to anything? Do you understand how debilitating anxiety can be? And depression. Iv been on medication for 16 years and it had destroyed my life over the years

  • @Star85light
    @Star85light 2 роки тому +146

    Dawn really annoyed me when she said if she was working she wouldn't have quality time with her daughters because she'd be too tired. I work 2-11pm and only see my daughter in the morning before school. I wish I could spend more time with her but as a parent I have to work to pay my bills. Poor excuse for not working.

    • @vilhelminalakatos8767
      @vilhelminalakatos8767 2 роки тому +14

      Same ! I work as a nanny , the family are work for super busy with high stress / attention jobs ! And yet they always make sure they have quality time !! Such a poor excuse honestly

    • @lewisbale1
      @lewisbale1 2 роки тому +10

      I agree, I used to work at night so I could spend the day time with mine.

    • @oreroundpvp896
      @oreroundpvp896 2 роки тому +8

      The problem is being a single parent. If you are a single parent you're already putting your kids at a huge disadvantage. If the family was stable you can mostly ensure a parent is at home with the children. Not to mention being a single parent completely destroys your finances

    • @EmPurple
      @EmPurple Рік тому +4

      To be fair chronic tiredness does affect some people. I’m tired a lot from stress of certain things that go on. I still don’t think it is good to be looking after children on benefits or when the parent isn’t mentally fit themselves though and I really don’t understand people who have children while they are on benefits. We don’t know the full circumstances though so I suppose this shouldn’t be judged. Don’t forget, these programs are edited as well and can use bias techniques.

    • @addylynch8728
      @addylynch8728 Рік тому +5

      I worked full time with a baby and got my 2 degrees. At the start of my career In community welfare it astounded me the number of my unemployed clients with the latest iPhones and Xboxes etc. I worked full time with my child in care and I couldn’t afford those things if I wanted to. There are 1000s of working parents who balance work and family life. My child isn’t ‘broken’ because of me working and recognises that women do work. That’s his norm and is fine with it.

  • @zp5493
    @zp5493 2 роки тому +104

    I get really angry and upset with people who say things like they cant work because they have children, it pulls at my heart knowing I am working whilst sacrificing spending time with my kids so that my taxes go to people who feel its their right to use them. Its ridiculous

    • @dominikarogozinska8427
      @dominikarogozinska8427 2 роки тому +9

      Thank you for that comment.Thought the same

    • @kg4021
      @kg4021 Рік тому

      Look at it this way... Jesus christ will destroy the wicked and evil people soon... Those who do not work should not eat. Lazy people are foolish. Thieves and liars will not inherit God's kingdom. Most people on benefits are liars... Lying about their illness and such. She claims that she is depressed as to why she can't do this or that... Everyone is going through something. These lazy people need to be cut off from everything. We shouldn't have to foot their bill and ours.
      Don't be on this list: 1 Corinthians 6 :9-10
      Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
      Revelation 21 :8
      But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
      Only way to salvation is Jesus Christ
      Acts 2 :38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

    • @lilacscentedfushias1852
      @lilacscentedfushias1852 Рік тому +8

      I agree with both of you, I see ‘full time mummy/daddy’ on social media, it irritates me, while the children are at school all day!

    • @carolinecain1086
      @carolinecain1086 Рік тому

      I think they should put a cap on how many kids they have especially when no partner around but they continue to have more and 5 diffrent men.why do these girls make mistake after another with these men.

    • @eunicestone6532
      @eunicestone6532 Рік тому +6

      I worked and had children too. I worked night shift husband worked days. We were married 31 years. Finally he had a couple of affairs and I said NOPE!! I worked hard to take care of everything in the house and to do with the children. He only had to work during the day and mow the grass when needed. It was hard.

  • @dawnstephenson1980
    @dawnstephenson1980 2 роки тому +52

    Why does Rachael spend £150 on painting a house she is going to lose because she hasn't paid the rent? Crazy

    • @yungaterror
      @yungaterror 2 роки тому +3

      Priorities misplaced

    • @drunkensailor112
      @drunkensailor112 2 роки тому +2

      It's called having an iq below 80.

    • @chocksaway100
      @chocksaway100 2 роки тому +4

      Because it is not her money she never earnt it.

  • @elizadawne3896
    @elizadawne3896 2 роки тому +106

    I think Claire is wonderful. I hope her health has improved

    • @Steven-ze2zk
      @Steven-ze2zk 2 роки тому

      Doubtful. We saw how she is at death's door. She spoke of needing heart and lung transplants and needing oxygen 16 hours everyday. I fear she may be dead. May she R.I.P.

    • @ingridakerblom7577
      @ingridakerblom7577 Рік тому

      Sadly it will never improve. Is a degenerate progressive disease & those are all "uncurable" so she will sadly only get worse & worse until she finally dies from the disease..
      That's why she should get proper support.
      Truly I'll people will often do anything to keep some independence. Claire does it by continue to work part time..
      Lazy people will blame everything on something else than their action.

  • @weronikaciborowska6398
    @weronikaciborowska6398 2 роки тому +33

    I admire Clair. She's absolutely my hero. I wish them all well, but her especially - the best of the best.

  • @Shirley-k7x
    @Shirley-k7x 10 місяців тому +3

    I suffer depression to but had to work my whole life and with a child at the time with cerebral palsy some people have to grow up

  • @kimwilding8444
    @kimwilding8444 2 роки тому +39

    I think people don't realise when they are watching these, that the benefits system has been completed reformed since these programs were made - half of these people wouldn't be entitled to benefits now.
    But if you hear someone talk about PIP or ESA just understand that they would have had to go through new style assessments to entitled to those benefits - and they are not remotely as easy to get as DLA was, in fact the process itself is pretty traumatic.
    Housing benefit isn't really a thing anymore, it's part of Universal credit, and UC forces people to look for work for 35 hours a week - and prove their activity online. Life on benefits has been made significantly less comfortably for people who want to just live for free - which I guess was exactly the point.

    • @Helen44marie
      @Helen44marie 3 місяці тому +1

      I'm not working at the moment and I have to pay nearly full rent every month and council tax so I don't know where people get they are living in a house for free and don't pay tax!!

    • @kimwilding8444
      @kimwilding8444 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Helen44marie it's really bloody hard isn't it! Are you managing ok?
      We're currently being evicted by our landlord because she's selling up, and the prices of a new place are extortionate - I honestly don't know how they expect people to cope anymore.

    • @RoseanneSeason7
      @RoseanneSeason7 2 місяці тому

      ​@@kimwilding8444so true

  • @Amibalani
    @Amibalani 2 роки тому +137

    Clair is the reason why we should have a benefit system.

    • @davisholman8149
      @davisholman8149 2 роки тому +18

      Ikr? SHE COULD GET A BIT MORE MONEY IF THESE USERS WHO DO NOT DESERVE IT WEREN’T SCAMMING THE SYSTEM. STOP THIS, dear British Taxpayers. 🇺🇸♥🇬🇧

    • @stacitowery3475
      @stacitowery3475 2 роки тому +5

      And Rachel and Dawn are examples of why we shouldn't.

    • @jake1221
      @jake1221 2 роки тому

      @@stacitowery3475 honestly a woman like Rachel should just be put down.. she's disgusting

  • @bungey3800
    @bungey3800 2 роки тому +140

    Rachel's benefits is what I earn in a year working full time. How can she afford branded foods like Warburton's bread, cathedral city cheese, Crisp n' dry oil (the most expensive oil) and Nescafe coffee? .... I can't.

    • @ruthfoster7939
      @ruthfoster7939 2 роки тому +8

      I can't either I do what's on sale or the brands that can afford or if I know won't eat go middle

    • @ewasawina8626
      @ewasawina8626 2 роки тому +9

      I can't understand it's a joke I have 2 kids paying playschool for 1 and working full time and still can't afford all this

    • @markbalmbra8537
      @markbalmbra8537 2 роки тому +9

      @@ewasawina8626 get in touch with Rachel she might share some light on how to get more gravy. Worth a try 👍👍

    • @TheWoodlandpixie
      @TheWoodlandpixie 2 роки тому +26

      Remember benefits is just the spending money. The rent is already paid, then they get free prescriptions, eye-tests and free dental treatment too. This is more money than I make and it pisses me OFF

    • @thebatridesagain
      @thebatridesagain 2 роки тому +5

      That's what I was wondering......I can't afford any of that. My only branded food is "stockwells" and "Mrs Molly's" which are basically tescos own brands made to look fancy.

  • @MarySmith-bc7mf
    @MarySmith-bc7mf 2 роки тому +87

    Claire you are amazing. It’s people like Rachel that makes it hard on the people that really need it.

  • @ricktandron3669
    @ricktandron3669 Місяць тому +1

    I agree with Rachel; getting a cleaner 2 hours a week isn't a big expense, but when you are overwhelmed by problems, that help is a game changer for your mood and productivity. It is very helpful.

    • @laura1998xoxo
      @laura1998xoxo Місяць тому

      Overwhelmed by sitting on her arse all day???

  • @deniseshephard3347
    @deniseshephard3347 Рік тому +13

    Claire is committed willing and eager and never saying never what’s also lovely is the relationship Herself and Malcom have Claire is a very inspirational Lady of not letting a serious illness define who she is

  • @Luna.3.3.3
    @Luna.3.3.3 2 роки тому +350

    💗 CLAIRE! Only one who deserves A LOT more than she gets.
    ~I wish her nothing but the best 💗

    • @Luna.3.3.3
      @Luna.3.3.3 Рік тому

      @D-jj5dy You are so right! Seems the people that really need it, aren't receiving what they deserve, thanks to the abusers of the system, leaving less in the pot to go around.
      Series 1 & 2 were from 2014, so maybe this is from 2015-16(?) If I've followed UK policy correctly, there have been further cuts to benefit payments.
      I believe every country that has a social safety net, including mine (🇨🇦) there will always be dirt bags that fake illness and weasel around the rules so they don't have to work. Tax payers like me & everyone else has worked since we were legally able end up funding these lazy, conniving ones and it makes me sick with anger. - - I'm not referring to the ones that are in real need.

  • @dannidannibee6012
    @dannidannibee6012 2 роки тому +204

    Claire is a breath of fresh air. The other two, don't get me started. Dawn lives right by a hospital that are always looking for staff such as domestics. glad she is now studying, but the excuses come thick and fast with these people.

    • @Micfri300
      @Micfri300 2 роки тому +14

      The mother with 2 girls I'm sorry but is she completely correct. She is teaching them how to cook, paying for dancing and singing sessions. The benefit system should be revised imo.

    • @HillbillyYEEHAA
      @HillbillyYEEHAA 2 роки тому +1

      If you mean Rhyl... 😂 The alexandria is a private hospital that's always dead.

    • @dannidannibee6012
      @dannidannibee6012 2 роки тому +2

      @@HillbillyYEEHAA nope, she lives in baglan, so neath port talbot hospital

    • @legster983
      @legster983 2 роки тому +1

      Exactly x

    • @dannidannibee6012
      @dannidannibee6012 2 роки тому +13

      @@Micfri300 I'm a mother of 4. I work hard and still have the time to show my children how to cook, clean....

  • @lisascott4207
    @lisascott4207 2 роки тому +46

    Working under pressure causes me depression? Listening to this video is causing me to jump out of my skin! I worked my whole life and raised kids as a single parent. No excuses here. Get out there and earn your keep!

    • @gran7107
      @gran7107 2 роки тому

      It's great that you did it but not sure what that has to do with anyone else's situation. You are you, not them.
      Would you tell a paraplegic, "Hey, if I can run you can too."?
      Claire has a physical disability and Rachel has a mental disability, those are jusitfied reasons for receiving benefits. Dawn could probably work though.

  • @toyatee1077
    @toyatee1077 2 роки тому +44

    Rachel….no words
    Dawn the government is not the father of your kids. If you wanted to be a SAHM you should’ve married a suitable man. I don’t care if she’s spending the money on the kids. She’s an able bodied woman and, should be working to take care of her kids.
    Claire! Oh Claire you’re such a gem! I pray all is well with you. If any of the three should receive the max of these benefits it should definitely be you! 🙏🏽

  • @TheMangoMussolini
    @TheMangoMussolini 2 роки тому +27

    Claire is a portrait of courage, a lady of integrity and honor and pride. Unlike Dawn and Claire. All the best to Claire and best of luck with your health. And I'm glad you have the lovely Lily to keep you company, a fine feline friend indeed. And Malcolm is grand, you're so good for each other.

  • @davidloughlin2238
    @davidloughlin2238 2 роки тому +75

    we all have kids, and yes even with 2 parents we are flat out. however, we were brought up with a work ethic and not to have other people pay for our housing, food, clothing etc. it is a sick joke that Rachel can have 5 kids by 5 different fathers and we foot the bill for them all. how did we get to this place, where single mothers can breed kids to fund their lives?

    • @helixmoore7636
      @helixmoore7636 2 роки тому +12

      Where are the fathers support payments?

    • @clairelouise-z7z
      @clairelouise-z7z 2 роки тому +10

      Exactly that’s what I was thinking, everyone gunning for the single mothers but absent dads don’t have to worry about childcare so they can work it should be equal

    • @k_j_n1242
      @k_j_n1242 2 роки тому +6

      Anything to say about the absent fathers by any chance? 🤔 I don't condone women birthing children they can't afford, but its 50/50 for the men!

    • @loonylinda
      @loonylinda 2 роки тому +3

      yep i think you hit the nail on the head. They have their babies and all the designer baby paraphenalia, and new build council homes, with all the fancy furnishings, get their hair done and eyebrows and nails etc and there are people who work and cant afford that. I have seen endless mothers with their kids in posh pushchairs, speaking on their new phones taking no notice of their kids they are just like kids themselves.

    • @josweetlove1537
      @josweetlove1537 2 роки тому

      Do you all really feel the British taxpayers alone pay for the minding of these people and their offspring? The British Empire made sure and financially kept her colonies tied to them either by getting their profits or having British companies operating there and overly taxing the country. So developing countries cannot grow because their growth is stifled to take care of these people who live of the system. Trust this is not all on the British taxpayer.

  • @jameshood4276
    @jameshood4276 2 роки тому +17

    This is the perfect episode: 3 people on the dole. 1 you want to cheer for, one you can't stand and one you are so-so with. Pretty obvious who is who

  • @JoejoeEng
    @JoejoeEng 2 роки тому +40

    Good on you Claire girl, doing exactly what the system was for, take what you need and take what you need if you really need it. People see being entitled to certain things as a target and that they HAVE to take it. X

  • @corrina05
    @corrina05 2 роки тому +25

    I gen hope that Claire is well she's a beautiful soul, not only is she ill but she's still working!!!! Praying for you my love ❤️

  • @chris7921
    @chris7921 2 роки тому +24

    My grandad died from the same condition that Claire has, it is irreversible and gets worse. It’s the same condition Keith Chegwin died from. What a Wonder Woman she is to be able to still work with that condition.

  • @charq52
    @charq52 2 роки тому +22

    I am so impressed with Claire! I was a single mom and worked full time. I did miss a lot and my kids missed a lot, too. Lizzie is doing the hardest job. But, we do what we need to do.

  • @mikeee7425
    @mikeee7425 2 роки тому +30

    Trouble is, the majority of them are unemployable!

    • @sandrafinbar
      @sandrafinbar 2 роки тому +5

      That's true. Other than Claire the other two just don't seem to have any real skills or personality to fit into a workplace. But they could learn in the future perhaps.

    • @bnhyg150
      @bnhyg150 2 роки тому +5

      Some people in life aren't made or capable of working.

  • @LadyGreyAgeingDisGracefully
    @LadyGreyAgeingDisGracefully 2 роки тому +42

    The word sex is not a problem, teaching children what sex is isn’t a problem, a child singing the sentence “I hope she’s getting better sex” is a problem. That’s a different context and young girls don’t need to be thinking about what getting better sex is.

    • @veron8484
      @veron8484 2 роки тому +11

      There's a thousand other child friendly songs the mother could have chose.

    • @amandarobbins2530
      @amandarobbins2530 2 роки тому +7

      I could not stop laughing at that scene

    • @JamesCM86
      @JamesCM86 2 роки тому +5

      I was baffled 😂😂😂😂
      How does she not get it?!

  • @timaustin577
    @timaustin577 2 роки тому +23

    57 years old and just lost my right leg, recovered from cancer and Heart Bypass. Claire reminds me I am Lucky God Bless Praying 🙂

  • @wotsitjimbob2271
    @wotsitjimbob2271 Рік тому +9

    Well done Claire lovely, you are the only on there that deserves more, bless you. And did i hear that right that Rachael was having £31,000 benefits a year (about £2,583 per month) before the cut? This is twice what i bring home working full time. No wonder this country is in such a mess. My mum worked hours to fit in with school when we were kids. No it wasn’t a clerical job which was her field, she took a cleaning job which meant she could finish and pick us up from school.

    • @dementedopossum8148
      @dementedopossum8148 Рік тому

      I bet you don't have 5 kids by 5 dads. It's a way of life for that minger.

  • @andysaunders3708
    @andysaunders3708 2 роки тому +100

    Good on you, Claire.
    I'm glad you have supportive people in your life.
    You deserve it.

  • @theseeker4642
    @theseeker4642 2 роки тому +283

    Rachel's really playing the system, it's a wonder one of those kids hasn't ended up in A & E as they're almost feral ! No way she should've had 5 kids, she can't look after herself.
    Dawn is living through her kids, they'll end up precocious & full of themselves I forsee a meltdown for Dawn when they move out, but hope she sticks her course.
    Claire is an inspiration & the only one who deserves any benefits. Extremely brave lady, who carries on regardless of the terrible hand that life's dealt her.

    • @maryreilly5092
      @maryreilly5092 2 роки тому +31

      The one thing I love about Dawn, (beside her deep love and excellent care of her kids), she makes sure she uses the money designated for her children. With the singing and dancing lessons for her girls. You'd be amazed how many recipients I've known who take money for their kids but barely feed and clothe them. They give their own kids the very minimum. They use the money for themselves. I agree on your other points, 100%. Thank you.

    • @SC.......
      @SC....... 2 роки тому +26

      Feral...oh my sad but true.

    • @catlynn3407
      @catlynn3407 2 роки тому +20

      Rachel is lazy and needs to quit having children she can’t take care of. I have no respect for people like her.
      Claire is a very nice lady and I wish her much happiness and luck with her health. As far as Dawn, I do like the fact that she uses the money to help give her children extra curricular activities that they can benefit from. Plus, you can tell that she really loves being a Mom! Too bad it doesn’t seem like these Dads are around to help these moms. That’s why it was meant for two people to raise children, not just one.

    • @lindaallebach4285
      @lindaallebach4285 2 роки тому

      She’s absolutely a lazy dope…all I can say is those poor kids 🤦🏼‍♀️ 5 kids 5 dads is absolutely disgusting

    • @traceyobrien4505
      @traceyobrien4505 2 роки тому +16

      My great grandmother had 14 kids in the 1920s all by the same husband. There were no benefits back then and they rented a large house and her husband worked from dusk till dawn to feed and clothe the children, I admire people like this but not benefit spongers who just play the system and are totally irresponisble, She should ask for maintanance from the 5 fathers and not expect the tax payers to pay for her mistakes, I think it is discusting how The UK finances many low lifes who are just playing the system.

  • @jagodajogoda7743
    @jagodajogoda7743 2 роки тому +12

    Claire bless her heart. wish this lovely lady much health

  • @tinafittc
    @tinafittc 7 місяців тому +4

    "Childen are a full time job!!"...Yeah ok sweetie. I was a mum at 18 and homeless. Worked 2 jobs and full time college until 23, worked for the UK and US. Movied to 3 countries. Owed 4 houses and yet at 15 i was sleeping in shop doorways. Life becomes hard when you do whats easy

  • @9999susana
    @9999susana 2 роки тому +149

    Claire is amazing. Rachael - I agree with all the comments. As for Dawn, does she really believe that mothers who work are too tired to make cookies with their children?🙄

    • @charleswoodman4760
      @charleswoodman4760 2 роки тому +41

      dawn, great you absolutely have the right to stay at home and look after your children, but i should have the right not to pay taxes to support you

    • @Micfri300
      @Micfri300 2 роки тому +16

      @@charleswoodman4760 why should rich mothers have that automatic right but the working class mothers can't. Sorry there are far more wasteful outlays than her staying at home looking after her children.

    • @myroom4640
      @myroom4640 2 роки тому +16

      Say what you will about Dawn; BUT no one can deny that’s she’s a loving and caring Mother, and her kids adore her. 😊😊😊😊. We can ALWAYS find fault with others: even ourselves. I prefer looking at the positives of others.

    • @theseeker4642
      @theseeker4642 2 роки тому

      @@Micfri300 She's NOT working class, neither is Rachael, they choose to live off the backs of others. The working classes are people who WORK & because of the UK's ridiculous benefits system, many are worse off than those who choose to sit on their arses all day.

    • @theseeker4642
      @theseeker4642 2 роки тому

      @@myroom4640 Wait until these kids of hers become two stroppy teenagers. Nobody should have children fully expecting the taxpayer to raise them !

  • @lucyefford2667
    @lucyefford2667 2 роки тому +56

    Well Dawn I guess me and 100s of other women must be super human because we managed to hold down a full time job as well as having quality time with our children and in doing so we are paying for you to sit at home with your and the child benefit you so proudly use for your children we pay for that too! Your welcome!

    • @anthos1993
      @anthos1993 2 роки тому

      Aw she annoyed me so much! “If I worked full time I couldn’t make chocolate snacks with my kid” fuck off. 😂

    • @abriah.j6720
      @abriah.j6720 2 роки тому +11

      She’s using the children as an excuse not to work and knows people won’t call her out on it because “oh she’s a good mum, and is taking care of her kids”. I’m a nurse, mum of 3 and have chronic illness but I get up and work and I’m still able to be a proper mother. Her children are in primary school so she has no excuse as to why she can’t work part time. Why she everyone else have to pay for her to take care of her own kids?

    • @alexandracopland6686
      @alexandracopland6686 2 роки тому +3

      Well done you! Must be hard working and trying to be a mum. I'm very lucky to have such a hard working husband that I'm able to stay at home snd looks after my kids. I can see why this would annoy someone like yourself. Working hard and paying taxes for people like this.

    • @charlottebruce979
      @charlottebruce979 2 роки тому +5

      I don't think it's possible to have a full time job and have total quality time with your children, there's a lot of juggling involved and guilt because you are not there all the time and for practical reasons lots of things don't get done. I work full time, I have four children and I'm a single parent, it's a constant struggle to do it all.

    • @ironknobsteelworks4063
      @ironknobsteelworks4063 2 роки тому

      The truth hurts!!

  • @jamesadams7528
    @jamesadams7528 2 роки тому +27

    I pray for Claire.she is doing her best .

  • @skyes7369
    @skyes7369 11 місяців тому +43

    It’s refreshing to see this episode, specifically Dawn & Claire. Dawn is spending the child benefit on the children. She’s focusing on buying food that is nutritious & filling. Her home is clean. She’s not wasting money on smokes, gambling, booze, drugs. And Claire is an absolute trooper! I hope they both have a good future.

    • @elizabethpringle-du3zg
      @elizabethpringle-du3zg 11 днів тому

      hiya, im one of dawns daughters that are in the video. i moved out when i was twelve. i’ll be so honest with you, she was still going out on the piss. everything you see is an act. she’s a mentally unwell woman that would only feed us if other people were around. it saddens me that she had so many people fooled.

  • @robertaknoke7911
    @robertaknoke7911 2 роки тому +71

    Its soooo nice that Dawn can stay at home and give the best of herself to her kids while other mothers who can't (or won't) stay at home and live off the charity of the state go to work each day to fund her endeavors. I see her trying to have a few more before the well dries up or she may actually have to work and support herself before she retires!!!!

    • @danh5637
      @danh5637 2 роки тому +4

      I think what’s shocking is she seems like she’s over 50 and it’s very irresponsible to have kids at that age.

    • @dbh6668
      @dbh6668 Рік тому +12

      Agree. You hear parents on benefits say this allot on these shows - 'I don't want to work because I don't want to miss my kids growing up'. Yes but in order for you to do that, the rest of us have to miss our kids growing up so we can work and generate the tax revenue to support you. Do you really not understand why we might resent you for that?

    • @Chariots1981
      @Chariots1981 Рік тому +11

      Seems like she had the two kids just so she could remain on benefits. Can't understand women like this at all. And it's not like she's teaching the girls any valuable life skills.

    • @saisafaith7412
      @saisafaith7412 Рік тому +8

      I know right. The freaking nerve of her. There are taxpaying mothers out who are working and paying for her to stay at home. Super pissed

  • @bubbles8140
    @bubbles8140 2 роки тому +17

    Claire is just amazing

  • @Almostfallen
    @Almostfallen 2 роки тому +32

    Claire, I have so much respect for you! You deserve more help. 🇬🇷💙

  • @ohmeowzer1
    @ohmeowzer1 2 роки тому +30

    Love Clare she is wonderful..sending hugs and prayers . I wonder how she is doing ?

  • @LauraSnow-in3nx
    @LauraSnow-in3nx 8 місяців тому +5

    Clair is amazing with the best attitude of working hard!

  • @5thdimensionliving727
    @5thdimensionliving727 2 роки тому +21

    Claire and her partner are an absolutely lovely couple 🙏 wishing everyone all the best 👍

  • @michellewinn1917
    @michellewinn1917 2 роки тому +23

    Bad back, anxiety and depression - typical conditions used to not work. Manages to lift the kids up with no problem! That house is disgusting! I have back issues and mental health issues but work full time plus overtime.

    • @OakieDokey31
      @OakieDokey31 2 роки тому +3

      All 3 of which are extremely difficult to disprove and easy to claim without any outward signs of illness. Convenient that isn't it...

    • @michellewinn1917
      @michellewinn1917 2 роки тому +2

      @@OakieDokey31 isn't it just?!

    • @myroom4640
      @myroom4640 2 роки тому

      If she was diagnosed with a really extreme mental health issue: say schizophrenia: then that would be completely different. Schizophrenia, even when medicated can be extremely severe, and many that suffer from it, cannot hold down jobs etc. some can and some can’t/ it can also depend on the severity. Some with anxiety and depression actually can be extreme also: I’m NOT saying this is the case in this video though…………

    • @goingunder2548
      @goingunder2548 Місяць тому

      Ah this right here shows who the target demographic of these shows are. Endless suck ups to corporations and more than willing to knock down other people with similar conditions to hold themselves in high esteem. I bet you read the Daily Mail.

  • @rawlins1992
    @rawlins1992 2 роки тому +25

    Yes Claire and Malcolm! 👍

  • @michaelcarter9902
    @michaelcarter9902 2 роки тому +9

    What a beautiful human Claire is!! Wish her all the best. It’s what we would call a true Aussie battler!!!! And done with a smile..

  • @garbostyle1
    @garbostyle1 Рік тому +5

    Understatement of the century: RACHAEL: Me and "do it yourself " don't mix. 😂😂😂😂😂 We know, Rachel, we know.

  • @Jane-y3e
    @Jane-y3e 9 місяців тому +3

    I wish clair all the very best of luck with her future what a lovely lady

  • @SC.......
    @SC....... 2 роки тому +43

    Poor Claire , here's a lady who's definitely deserving of benefits and still works. Everything is backwards.

  • @suesims6538
    @suesims6538 2 роки тому +22

    Blessings to Claire, such a beautiful soul 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @kitstevens2262
    @kitstevens2262 2 роки тому +49

    One lady could put some of her money towards rent before she puts it towards hair dye.

    • @marilynbrown5274
      @marilynbrown5274 2 роки тому +2

      Yes..that clolour is not flattering at all. Save some money..and go natural.

  • @shirleymason7697
    @shirleymason7697 Рік тому +5

    Good for you, Claire. I admire you!

  • @rosylang7540
    @rosylang7540 2 роки тому +21

    Claire, you are what we want to aspire to be, well done. You can look at yourself in the mirror and love what you see.

  • @djkarma6904
    @djkarma6904 2 роки тому +73

    i definitely agree that being a full time mom is more important than any 9 to 5 but for the income to come out of other peoples pocket i dont agree with that.

    • @Greatdanewrangler
      @Greatdanewrangler 2 роки тому +11

      I found myself wondering how many single parents are paying, via taxes, so she can be home for them.
      I have had a career and I have stayed home with my children so I see her point but she seems to have no recognition for the mothers that work to pay for her to be home. Were those mothers not working and paying taxes, she wouldn't be home.

    • @djkarma6904
      @djkarma6904 2 роки тому +4

      @@Greatdanewrangler Definitely she should have considered that especially since she was on benefits before she had the girl's, so I understand things in life don't necessarily workout the way you think they will, but on the other hand we pay taxes no matter. What do we know about how its spent? It's not like we get an invoice, a breakdown. At least this way I think I'd be OK with knowing that it's going towards the kids and not into a politician's pocket if you get what I'm saying

    • @S00rabh
      @S00rabh 2 роки тому +4

      NO, don't have kids if you cannot afford them.

    • @djkarma6904
      @djkarma6904 2 роки тому

      @@S00rabh shit happens i guess

    • @S00rabh
      @S00rabh 2 роки тому +3

      @@djkarma6904 Ofcouce, tax payer ends up paying for those small shit nuggets.

  • @harridottie
    @harridottie 2 роки тому +19

    Claire is a lovely Lady. I wish her well!

  • @elozzaa7456
    @elozzaa7456 2 роки тому +49

    “I cant work as when i get home at night id be too tired and my kids wouldnt get as much one to one” is she for real😂😵‍💫 welcome to life hun

    • @serenitynow288
      @serenitynow288 2 роки тому +7

      She could work during the day while her kids are in school. That’s what I did.

    • @pipbaker7341
      @pipbaker7341 2 роки тому +9

      Just living through her kids and making excuses....

  • @hoodunnit3884
    @hoodunnit3884 10 місяців тому +2

    I have depression and anxiety- mainly caused by a full time job

  • @wilmotthewarrior
    @wilmotthewarrior 2 роки тому +4

    Kid falls through the table "that's what I told ya" uhh no you didn't!!

  • @lfking9778
    @lfking9778 2 роки тому +17

    Clare is such a sweetheart and a good example

  • @margaretmcgill526
    @margaretmcgill526 2 роки тому +40

    I don't understand someone on benefits having a cleaner unless they are disabled and unable to do it. I was a full time professional single mum of 2 teenagers and I didn't feel I could afford a house cleaner. The house wasn't meticulous, but it was definitely okay. A young woman with 5 children on benefits shouldn't have a 'maid'. Depression as an excuse doesn't cut it. If she got off her rear end, she might be too busy to be depressed. Exercise (such as housecleaning) has more positive results for depression than pills do.

    • @margaretmcgill526
      @margaretmcgill526 2 роки тому

      @Lina S It's not a question of "faking it", it's more a question of degree, severity, chronic vs. intermittent, etc. Pills as therapy are needed by some (hopefully temporarily), but other areas of therapy are IMO more important without the side effects. Increasingly research is showing that nutrition plays a possibly pivotal role in the treatment of depression and other mental illnesses. There are some excellent video on UA-cam about that. Open your mind.

    • @gran7107
      @gran7107 2 роки тому +2

      Depression doesn't cut it? Obviously you don't know much about depression. It can be completely debilitating for some people, hence why suicide rates are higher in people with depression. Keeping 'busy' isn't a cure for depression.
      It should be mandatory that she receive mental health therapy though because a therapist can help one work through (or at least manage) the depression. Food education and a life coach would likely be very beneficial for her as well. Unfortunately it can take years to properly treat and it's even harder when people like you discredit it.
      Also, there is a huge difference between raising two teenagers and raising five children under the age of ten.
      Having a cleaner come in would at least mean the kids weren't living in squalor.

    • @margaretmcgill526
      @margaretmcgill526 2 роки тому +1

      @@gran7107 Talk it up as much as you want. Depression comes in many forms. Some are extreme and suicidal and therefore need to be hospitalized to get the help they need. Others simply need life style changes to lead them in a happier direction. Good nutrition and exercise can be massively helpful. If someone gives birth to five children, they better be prepared to do a massive amount of work to care for those children they chose to have. If they don't want to do the work, e.g. clean the house, don't have the children. The state should not pay for household help unless there is disability involved. I'd be depressed if I had 5 kids, too. That's life, not clinical depression.

    • @charlotteadams9720
      @charlotteadams9720 2 роки тому

      I don’t think you can just make yourself too busy to be depressed, depression made me unable to do the most basic things that keep me alive let alone tidying up, medication and hospitalisation literally saved my life. Perhaps not in the case of the person in this case but I do understand people who are too unwell to clean and maintain their normal day to day activities without help

    • @gran7107
      @gran7107 2 роки тому

      @@margaretmcgill526
      Depression can be a disability.

  • @shanabenjamin8945
    @shanabenjamin8945 2 роки тому +10

    Claire is so amazing!! You are brilliant indeed 👏

  • @CoMorbiditty
    @CoMorbiditty Рік тому +3

    Dawn is very fortunate to be able to send her girls to all those things. I had 3 kids and became a single parent. I couldnt afford just one dance class for all three of my children. Grant it Im not in the UK, but I could just afford a roof over our heads, food and clothing, plus the running of an old car. I have chronic depression and a few other mental conditions which will never be a benefits claim due to people who fake it, so I know the struggle of keeping the home clean and neat. I dont drink, smoke or gamble, so every cent was for essentials. Christmas was the hardest time.
    I work now my kids are in their teens because things are so bad here, but if I didnt have my kids with me, who also work and contribute to the rent, we all would be homeless.

  • @cathysullivan1592
    @cathysullivan1592 2 роки тому +6

    Claire you are a lovely lady well done to you I wish good heath and Happiness I hope in the future you get all the help you need 😊 xxxx

  • @lizclark7356
    @lizclark7356 2 роки тому +66

    ‘My depression’ ‘my anxiety’
    Bad back but can sit on floor to paint, climb a ladder to hang curtains ?? She’s “owning” conditions that affect many who function with depression and anxiety and work & look after home and family 🤷‍♀️

    • @leannelillyrug1514
      @leannelillyrug1514 2 роки тому

      She’s just lazy !! End of ! Her kids should be taken off her and put in a clean house

    • @jenhayes7189
      @jenhayes7189 2 роки тому

      I wonder really if she’s the full quid.? rather than claim depression & anxiety she should go for mental development or learning difficulties she might have more luck

    • @meganbetteridge3547
      @meganbetteridge3547 2 роки тому +2

      A disability is not a excuse why don’t you shut up stop judging people

    • @pommiebears
      @pommiebears 2 роки тому

      She seems to be able to spread her legs without any problems to her back. Amazing.

    • @pommiebears
      @pommiebears 2 роки тому +5

      @@meganbetteridge3547 when other people are working their butts off, paying taxes, and not making excuses, they have the right to judge.