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Re:Maybe buses should be free by jiggy2011 on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @05:37PM (#5908490)
Huh? I have claimed housing benefit when genuinely unemployed in the past (though not for some years). All they need is proof of address, some form of ID ,a statement of earnings/benefits and details of any dependents etc.

If you operate a cash only business with no paperwork there will always be a temptation to under report earnings.

Re:Maybe buses should be free by lmm on Thursday June 20, 2013 @04:00AM (#5910811)
So yeah, a certain proportion of those who operate cash-only businesses - gardeners, builders, whatever - fraudulently under-report their earnings. A proportion of those will also fraudulently claim benefits, though less than you might think - if you're going to do benefit fraud it makes more sense to do it on a larger scale, you're risking the same penalties and getting more income. But in any case, it's misleading to talk as though this were in any way specific to prostitution.