大象传媒

bbc.co.uk
Home
TV
Radio
Talk
Where I Live
A-Z Index


Accessibility help
Text only
Ouch! ... it's a disability thing

大象传媒 Homepage
» Ouch! Home

About
News
Features
Columnists
Podcast
Q&A
Close Up
Weblog
Life Files
Play
YourSpace
TV & Radio
Messageboard

 

Contact Us

Send it to a friend!

 

Ouch weblog: individual blog entry

21 May 07, 10:23 AM - Strongman claims benefits

Posted by Crippled Monkey

You may remember from previous entries such as this one, featuring the story of a man who falsely claimed 27 grand in disability benefits for claiming he could barely walk whilst he was in fact running marathons, that Crippled Monkey is rather a fan of disability benefit cheats who have more sheer blatant nerve than, er, something that has sheer blatant nerve. Benefit cheats, gotta love them! Except not, of course.

So who is our latest anti-hero? Step forward, Jonathan Stentiford, aged 35, from Cornwall. Back in 2003, he won the title of , an accolade he gained whilst claiming up to £40,000 in disability benefits having not informed the Department of Work and Pensions that his medical condition had improved. Improved considerably, in fact - so much so in fact that in the competition he was able to lift a Mini Metro car, hold 50lb weights at arm's length and carry gas bottles over a course.

Crippled Monkey says: Jonathan, you've got more front than Blackpool. I salute you. In an ironic way, obviously.

Comment on this entry | Link to this entry | Current Affairs

< Previous | Main | Next >

Comment

At 11:08 AM on 01 Jun 2007, B Jago wrote:

Ha Ha i nearly believed this story!!!!!!!!

But i read it again i realised that doctors and consultants would have to have deemed this huge very healthy looking man disabled!

! and surely they didnt, and if they did, doesnt this make them also guilty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Complain about this post

Post a complaint

Please note that your name and email address are required, but that your email address will not be displayed.

Required
Required (not displayed)
 

Comment

At 03:13 PM on 03 Jun 2007, B Grimes wrote:

He's huge huge huge, and rather tasty, i dont care whats he's supposed to have done!!

And as crippled monkey said he's got more front than Blackpool, and i just love Blackpool, do you think he'd give me a ride on that big chest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Complain about this post

Post a complaint

Please note that your name and email address are required, but that your email address will not be displayed.

Required
Required (not displayed)
 

Comment on this entry

Please note that your name and email address are required, but that your email address will not be displayed.

Comments are moderated, and will not appear on this weblog until the author has approved them.

Required
Required
 

Ouch may edit your comments and cannot guarantee that all will be published.

 

  

Blogroll

Some of our favourite blogs by disabled people. Tell us about your weblog!

Messageboard

Join in with the discussion on Ouch's lively messageboard.

Newsletter

Subscribe to our free newsletter to receive regular Ouch! updates.

Disclaimer

The 大象传媒 is not responsible for the content of external sites.

The opinions of guest bloggers are their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of Ouch or the 大象传媒.



About the 大象传媒 | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy