The only thing the OP is asking is if it is possible to screw the system for a quick bob or two whilst in-between jobs.
The answer is: yes.
Is it the "right" thing to do as far as ethics/morals/whatever is concerned? Nope.
Should that stop him? Does that stop the millions of immigrants who sponge off the government daily and can collectively pull in £50,000/household without working a day in their lives? No again.
Personally, I would feel embarrased if I wanted to claim for being a lazy
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big_white_dog84 said:
I have contributed a lot via tax - a hellova lot more than most people my age who left school at 16 and got a dead-end job.
I'm not so sure about that!
Here's a piece of advice: when you do go to the job centre, lose the arrogant attitude. Going in with a "Yeah....I know....whatever" attitude is a quick way of getting your claim denied.