A lottery winner claiming benefits just does not feel right | Michael White

A lottery winner claiming benefits just does not feel right | Michael White

George Osborne 003 A lottery winner claiming benefits just does not feel right | Michael White

Our sense of fairness is being tested in all sorts of ways, and next month’s budget will test it even further Have you been following the story of Jean and Michael O’Shea, their £10m lottery win and the £6,000-a-year disability living allowance (DLA) that the couple still claim? Probably not, it’s far too interesting to be much of a broadsheet story. That’s what makes it a challenge at a time when our sense of fairness is being tested in all sorts of ways.

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