It's also frustrating that the lady had two kids and could not look after them, so her parents did her job. So to then go on and have 3 more is totally unacceptable
Everyone needs a little bit of help from time to time, we all make mistakes as long as we learn. It looks to me like she is trying and thats all we can do. ❤️
It's very hard to extend that idea of "everyone makes mistakes" when they go on to make the same ones over and over. Not getting it right with her first 2 kids wasn't an excuse to go to have 3 more. "She couldn't stop her ex husband from having kids"!!! What?? Yeah you can. Kids cost a lot and since there wasn't a big enough commitment to have a marriage with kids work out, seems too big of a risk to take. I had that choice and it kills me I never got to have children. I just didn't feel safe enough to take the plunge. I sure didn't assume, oh well, I can get benefits to raise my kids on. How many times do we see benefits become a generational thing. Kids running amuck, when litttle. Hit teens and have kids of their own. There's a place for government support and it's not to provide the privilege of having kids and obviously not be able to provide properly for them. It's a hole that's hard to get out when you see your parents live on benefits all your life. Sounds harsh but given this is what the media shows us, it's all I see
It's a madness, I couldn't live like this it's surprising the people with the most free time always have messy houses. My friends were an exception before one of them went back to work, their house was always immaculate.
@@drew56209 yeah I think it’s more a motivation thing, like your pal got a job and therefore must have had some form of motivation. In these cases there’s no motivation to do anything so getting a job or even cleaning up is just something beyond their reach - hence the situation they are in
I love the religious guy. He can't work on Fridays or Saturdays, he has to lock himself in the house with booze and cigs and he can also gamble.....errr..... Does he even hear himself 😂😂😂😂
What concerns me is innocent babies are being born into a cycle of deprivation, caused by parents who are feckless role models. Unless they can rise above it, which I doubt, those children are destined to relive the lives of their predominantly mothers. Heartbreaking
Since she and her ex have 50/50 custody, then he’s not going to owe child support unless he brings in significantly much more money than she does. But yeah, she definitely spends money frivolously on crap while not even supporting her 2 older children that her parents are raising.
@@kristy1653 There isn't such a thing as court ordered child support in the UK. Child support is a US-Canadian centric creation. IIRC the UK does have alimony in divorces but that only lasts for a couple of years.
The two brothers who use the Sabbath not to work are like school children who have found a loophole for not having to do PE lessons. They're hilarious.
It like the skipped the whole scripture that says "if you don't work, you don't eat".....religious nut jobs are the most hypocritical people out there.
That's why she will never get off benefits. It makes them soft, all I will say is, do any of them look good on benefits, also would you want their pi!! Poor lives. I sure wouldn't. It's still a massive insult to all of us working.
@@evitagreve7307 but that’s all she will ever get. You keep going, keep trying. Stay organized and open for opportunities and you’ll be earning twice that in no time at all.
I find these shows soooo entertaining!!! I live in south Africa, where we have no benefits, and always enjoy wondering what these ppl would do had they been in a different country where nothing is sponsored by the taxpayers
Where there is a will there is a way. These people don’t want to work hard enough to get the things they need. You are definitely correct! Try living in another country where benefits are unheard of. Good luck and good response 💓
Born in South Africa but live here now and it's an absolute joke. So many people just looking to the nanny state for everything....absolutely mental. Plus they think the deep pockets of the state can just keep funding all the children they pop out...😂
It’s absolutely disgusting that Nicola gets the same as someone working full time & still wants more! Maybe try and stop breeding! This country is fucked…rewarding those who are idle and those who break their backs everyday going to a job get nothing! The system is broken
Agree!!! She shafted her older kids and let her Parents take responsibility for raising *them*. Meets her Ex Husband, and instead of returning those children back into *her care*, now she can provide a stable home for them, she instead, chooses to have 3 more children instead?? WTF?? Then says "I couldn't stop him having more chidren"...Hey?? Never heard of contraception?? Vasectomy??? Keep your legs closed unless he uses a condom and you have Implanon in your arm, while you or he wait to get tubes tied/vasectomy on NHS?? Morning After Pill?? Don't give me that shit, honey!!! You have them 3.5 days a week. Go get a job or do some study that I'm sure Social will help pay for in some way?? (I live in Aus).
@ FullofCarrieon do not believe that only the British taxpayers carries this burden. The countries that the UK still has under the Commonwealth still either pay allegiance monetarily to Britain or British companies are there exploiting the natural resources of these countries to remit funds to Britain. On your own and with the amount of people on benefits for decades the British taxpayers alone could not sustain this. So you all call these people 3rd world while you live of them.
She said she was divorced and they share split custody. What gets me is she whines about wanting to be a better mother, and yet hasn't spoken to her older children in MONTHS! Luckily the system has changed, and you won't be paid anything for more than two children. So nothing like in the past where a woman had 10+ children, and was getting $60,000+ a year.
Why has Nicola got a 4 year old still in nappies.? 5 kids 2 of whom she has dumped on her parents, has she never heard of contraception. How DARE he have 10 kids and let the rest of us pay for them. I have a spinal cord injury and I still work. Of course these people mucked around at school so they can only do manual work. What's wrong with Angela she can work. This is where our compassionate desire to save kids from the stupidity of parents has led us, people think longer about buying a bag of crisps than becoming a parent. WHY DO ALL THESE PEOPLE SMOKE ??????
@@museonfilm8919 I mean what else will they do with their time. I last bought a TV over 10 years ago and don't even use it anymore coz I'm working all the time.
I just can't believe the state of the house, surely she has the time to tidy up,in one respect I feel for Nicola but on the other hand some of her problems are her own doing,there is such a thing called Birth Control something she chooses to ignore,shame really but after the money problems she lights a cigarette how much are they a pack.
Perhaps she has mental health issues? My house is an absolute mess and I could clean up but I don't because... it's so difficult to get started when you're severely low and thinking about voluntarily sectioning yourself. Also ADHD with me so there is that but the mental health issues are likely prevalent with her.
They have to have a career help to bathe him, but he finds the money to smoke. Yea, real smart, eh? And the taxpayers get to give him a better flat with a shower because it is so necessary that he not smell sitting in front of the TV.🤪
The people who are giving snide comments about a sick man, will end up as ill as this Joe guy one day, because life's strange like that. But I could hazard a guess, these people won't have the strength within themselves to gracefully deal with illnesses, that's judging by the way they are moaning and crying about someone else, You lot would be crying your legs off when the ballance of life catches up with you all.
Joe has far superior intelligence than I have. I am working to support my family and myself. Joe on the other hand has skillfully crafted the illusion of complete and utter uselessness to the government and is living life to the fullest. One fag and a cup of tea and the world is his for the taking. Bravo!!!
They don't want to. They have Kids just to live off benefits. Sick of scumbags like these. Work fucking hard on average Pay and sluts have several Kids to different fathers and Get the same money.
So 1 guy with 10 kids on benefits, grandkids soon on benefits makes...a lot.Soon there will be more people on benefits then working, what will happen then?
I get this isn't always the case, but you do know that contraception fails? I didn't plan either of my first 2 kids, was using birth control with both, my husband and I planned my 3, and divorced later still leaving me a single mum of 3. I'm lucky I also remarried later on, as I went on yo develop a serious chronic illness and am now housebound - I potentially could have been a single mum of 3, disabled at home entirely living off benefits.
Jimmy can still work the 5 other days of the week 🙄 Nicola has her children for half the week, the rest of the time theyre with their dad meaning she can still work part time... that'll help her mental health so much.
Idk I mean... a lot of unskilled jobs have shitty management which exacerbate mental health issues. I'm off sick at the moment due to work-related stress and almost sectioned myself due to a job.
@@yehldyehld this is a valid point and Jimmy did say something along the lines of management stress from his last job, but to get the government off your back surely even part time is better than nothing at all.
Nah if you're not a scrounger you're a sucker and suckers never punch up anyway. The majority of money being lent to others is usually towards pakistanis. As someone who's sole being on this earth was to be a dole cow for my dad. I don't resent people who want to give the government the finger. Unless it involves child benefits. Unless the individuals doing it are not taking the moral high ground. They're absolute scum. Emphasis on *absolute*
They can't afford the ciggies, they're just addicted at this point and somehow find a way to buy them, and trust me addiction is NOT easy to stop. I do the same unfortunately. I have financial problems and despite not being able to afford weed I struggle not to buy it but somehow find a way to get it even if I have to borrow it temporarily. It's not an excuse by the way, I'm mentally addicted to it and I need to stop. I recognise that, and they should recognise they need to stop as well.
Credit where credit is due…Jimmy is a good artist. He needs to learn that if he found a job he might be able to afford more painting tools and could someday make a true career out of his art.
It’s about time someone showed young mums how to use cloth nappies. Yes it probably seems to them like a bit more work, but it’s easy once you get the hang of it. I had 3 kids and I used cloth nappies, disposable nappies were available and I used them when we were travelling, or going somewhere special, but in general they wore cloth. You can save a lot of money and make your allowances go much further by doing this.
It's very convenient that he follows the biblical Commandment to keep the Sabbath but ignores the other part of the 4th Commandment.. "six days SHALT thou labour"
Plus he added Fri to the law . When Sabbath only begins at sundown Fri. Very convenient his religion. He also can smoke on his Sabbath but not gamble. He interprets the laws to suit himself.
@@thenerevar5510 mind blowing..... my mom works as maintenance at car showroom like only 35 hours a week and makes 1500-1700 which is average / good wage, but YET THIS WOMEN IS GETTING THIS MONEY FOR FREE AND CRYING?!
@@PolishMechanik Well, the average wage is around 35k a year so that still sounds like she is still earning quite a low salary. My point was towards the guy who said he is only getting 1400 PCM whilst working full time and I wasn't sure how that could be the case. But yeah, this video is from 2017 and £1500 went MUCH further than it does today so it is ridiculous.
@@sloeberdoetwell my granddad gets a care allowance for my grandma, he does basically everything besides from getting her out of bed and showered, thats the home carers jobs. Although my granddad is nearing his 90s and it makes sense for him to need extra support, definitely dont assume carers allowance means you do every bit though, especially when lifting up a disabled person is usually a machine or two person job.
This proper angers me to the core ive never smoked or drank or been around smokers and ive been diagnosed with a progressive lung disease called bronchiectasis it takes the piss fighting for breath relying on inhalers and medication fighting at least 6 lung and chest infections minimum a year its crazy yet hes smoking like a train
@@lindalewis5787 Fair enough mate. But there is vapes these days - that is far less harmful. And i dont mean the US stuff that gives you popcorn lung. The uk vape liquid is quite safe over here.
The single mum(Nicola is it ?) gets £1500 a month ,did I hear that right ?Hell Id be grateful for that amount,Im a pensioner and get nowhere near that,why the Hell cant she manage? Ok she has kids,but she really needs lessons on how to budget and manage her money like we all have to do.Whats it all going on?
And she says it’s not enough to live on 🤣, she probably gets all her rent paid or most of it and very little if any council tax… what a load of jokers 😂
He definitely has talent, with a bit of support and a better appearance he could easily make a living doing multiple jobs like set design, murals and room paintings.
@@Rhyd I completely agree! I'm a copywriter and I know so many writers who just live on the bread line under the idea of “art.” and I think, well, why not use your talents to bring In an incredibly comfortable wage by just bending your skills slightly and do the passion projects on the weekends and evenings. And the support is also very important. You have to have someone in the industry pointing you the right way.
Jimmy never getting a job on the sabbath should mean he gets no money and starves. I'm so sick of people thinking that they can't starve to death but it's a human right to get free money. It's not a human right, in fact, food isn't a human right.
He using the sabbath as an excuse. Shame. I know so many seven day Adventist that work Full time. Pure excuses not to work but using the religion to suit their needs is shameful. 😔
I was a bailiff for a while and it's amazing how many ppl on benefits are over weight, can afford to drink, smoke, gamble and have numerous children.....but these same ppl can't pay their bills. I'm all for helping ppl who hit hard times but ppl need to help themselves before getting state help. Sadly our benefits system has now become a way of life for many irresponsible, lazy ppl who feel they are owed a free home and free money and it pisses me off!!
They should only get money in a card that needs your fingerprint to work . It wouldn’t buy Smokes Alcohol Gamble And can only be spent in GB . They’d find jobs quick enough I’d say .
I've known people who make 100,000 dollars a year and cannot pay bills because they drink smoke gamble and beat up people. choices do make a difference. It pisses me off too. So much life and money gone!
It's the same here in the United States. You'll often hear about the welfare state. It's also generational. "My grandparents were on welfare, my mother was on welfare, I'm on welfare."
Telling that young boy that he's man of the house because dad isnt there....is insanity! Crying about food... she's not going hungry. She should of got fixed when she couldn't care for her forst 2 kids!!! I don't understand! No wonder govt is poisoning all of us in 100 diff ways to de-populate. Because there are ppl who make dumb@$$ choices.
She says that she paid 80 pounds for dryer....correction the taxpayer paid 80 quid and your 1500 pounds per month benefits, that's why the UK is in such a mess!
Pls don't make fun of ppl keeping the Sabbath. Unless it's an emergency it can wait till Monday. His Rabbi or Pastor likely doesn't approve of his addictions.
It’s maddening after working so hard my entire life, had a son alone, got a loan then a teaching degree. My tax dollars go to ppl who deserve it and those that don’t. Those that don’t, should get an effing job. It’s gross that taking advantage of the tax-payers, who struggle themselves, is a tv show.
It's not like he has to decorate the Vatican. I am sure whoever he is praising would understand that he could only afford one day dedicated to his faith and nothing else.
Since Jimmy paints decently if he would set up an easel at the seaside or in a tourist place people could buy his paintings on the spot. There's nothing quite as "quaint" as watching an artist at work. Great marketing.
For anyone wondering what the qualifying benefits criteria is: *The more kids the better *Preferably pets *Must be a smoker *Must be a drinker *Must enjoy fast food *Those with lifestyle related health issues will get priority (as long as they have made no effort to change) *Ideally be proficient at making excuses *Should prioritize spending on essentials (i.e cigs, computer games, tat from Poundland, pawnbroking loan interest and gambling).
They don't know how to clean their houses either. No need in having a untidy house. Tidy it up to look decent enough doesn't have to be a show house. Plus they might feel better without the clutter. Feel like going in with my black bags getting my cleaning stuff out 🤣🤣🤣
I didn’t realize that some British homes don’t have showers, just baths. That’s totally inconvenient! I like to shower before work in the morning, just a quick 10 minute pop in, I can’t imagine having to have a bath the night before in order to be clean for the next day
These people had a Empire that the Sun never set on and were victorious in the Napoleonic Wars and both World Wars as well as living in a country that was one of the first to industrialize. Now they just sit around and collect benefits. The "PAINTER" needs to realize he is just a competent amateur and his paintings will never hang in a gallery. He will never make a living off of them and he should find a job and keep painting as a hobby. Five children, two of which are being raised by her parents, why isn't the children's father paying support? The taxpayers aren't responsible for her bad decisions. Nobody has money for essentials but there's always money for cigarettes and alcohol.
There was always the " genuine poor " & " impoverished " here in the UK when the Empire was at its height. They lived 2 or 3 families or 10 people to one room, even those in work had only the basics & more often than not shared a 2 room slum. The dreaded workhouse or dosshouses were the only place for many. The rich got richer & the poor got poorer, as has always been the case. However, the taxpayer can't & shouldn't be expected to keep the feckless or the inadequate ! There should be a way to make men & women accountable for the many children they procreate, without once giving a thought as to how they're going to raise them, but what the solution is I don't really know, apart from capping benefits to two children only & imaking these feckless men & women be accountable & responsible for the children they procreate. The sad thing, is that their children are going to see them as a role model. That being said, I've known children from deprived families, grow up to not wanting that lifestyle for themselves & have flourished In my generation their was no such thing as benefits for mother's or their babies born out of wedlock, they were either adopted, brought up within the family, which was the usual case, or the pregnant young woman married the baby's father, often not ideal, as the law was pro men & pregnant unmarried women were looked upon as immoral. Lucky was the young woman, if the father of her child paid maintenance. They relied on blood tests to prove fatherhood, if the young woman, who more often than not had been his steady girlfriend, took a man to court for maintenance, many unscrupulous men went to court with their friends, all giving evidence that they'd had sex with the unfortunate young woman. So not many women wanted to go through the trashing of her morals. The benefits system is too lucrative for many people, who have the audacity of calling it " pay. " The PAINTER as you called him, showing your contempt for his work, might have made a decent living out of his art, had he taken the opportunity to go to Art School/College. Let's not forget that many of the Masters, like Michael Angelo etc were once amateurs who were tutored by the Masters of the day. It was his decision to do nothing. Everybody shown made the decision to bum off the State.
The whole idea of benefits, no matter what country your from, is that it is supposed to be a lifeline a support until you find work, not a way of life.
@@eunicestone6532 Most of the people in this series live on high cost, low value fast food garbage. One morbidly obese guy was waving a huge cheeseburger around saying (quite seriously) "This is very healthy - it has lettuce and tomato on it!"
Extremely glad I'm not related to any of these people. Didn't try at school 27 years ago - massively glad I didn't go down this route. Wasted lives. No discipline. Sad but true.
As an American I don't understand the whole electricity thing. I don't understand how they have to pay daily for electricity. We are not allowed to be without electricity in the United States
Nicola needs to stop her shopping addiction. Doesn't matter if it's all cheap, it adds up. She's probably wasted hundreds on all those clothes and things piled up that they don't really need. And if she's so in need of money, why not take the kids' father to court to get him to support them financially?
When Nicola said " with 5,000 pounds she could set herself up[ for life " I nearly choked! your gonna need a lot more than that sweetheart .. A LOT MORE !
He isn’t obligated to give her monies as they have shared custody. The only time you get financial help from the other spouse is if they don’t stop with them or they only stop a certain amount of hours.
Tumble dryer was probably overheating. You have to clean the bottom filter as well as the lint trap, but people often forget about it. If they're bunged up with lint etc, it can cause a fire. She's lucky it did trip the electric, or she wouldn't know anything was wrong until it was too late.
Yes, its sad. Smoking is one of the addictions with the most support available to get off it I believe. Sad that people don't take full advantage of a universal health care system.
Have two kids > give them to your parents > have three more > £1500 a month in benefits > rent and council tax paid! Gets £5000 out of saving and spunk it up the wall and constantly complain about the benefit system DISGUSTING
Looking for a bargain is always good BUT it's only a bargain if you need it, all those 2-5 or ten pound spends really add up if you're on a tight budget each month
1500 is not to tight if you don't have to pay rent and your kids are half the time with their father. That's why she can spent on those things she don't actually need. She doesn't look underfed as well. No pity with such kind of people.
Joe's sister will give him money for essentials. What are the essentials? CIGARETTES!!! For chrissakes, I see so many of these UK shows about people on benefits, and so many of them smoke! Cigs aren't cheap! And why is Joe, with his COPD, smoking at all?????
Everyone should try to evade tax. Why do you think people should be forced to hand over their hard earned money to the government just for them to misspend it? I'm sure being a Labour supporter you'd disagree with that but I'm personally against theft.
Yeah because capitalism functions when everyone is doing well doesn't it Einstein? It works by the creation of and then the exploitation of the weak and unfortunate, so beware prof! Coming to a street near you, real real soon.
people like you are just judgey, if your job depresses you that much why dont you try and live like these people, you'll soon find out its not exactly livin lavida loca, you severely lack imagination and understanding fella.
