A visitor writes

It has been obvious for years - shown clearly by the comments here - that the UK benefit system is in a hopeless mess.

My neighbour was a benefit cheat for 17 years. Many people reported him, using all the recommended means, and no one took a blind bit of notice. If the government would put its house in order and set up a workable system of detection, punishing heavily those who are convicted, there would be more money for deserving people - without bankrupting the country.