Popping out for benefits... A shameful state!

So jobless mum of 10 children Iona Heaton, 44, wants another baby after her benefits were cut.

You can already guess I do not agree with this in any way shape or form... But what make it even worse is she is hoping to get pregnant via IVF paid for by the ever generous British taxpayer. How Nice!

Her husband is not sure about having another baby but she is determined to twist his bollocks talk him around in to agreeing. In total her monthly benefits budget after the cuts is £1,800 and with the children it would be unfair to dispute that especially as one has epilepsy and receives disability benefits which is fair.

But you have to ask HOW she manages to give these children the amount of time and devotion they really deserve? It was hard enough for me as a father of two children and working. My wife at the time found juggling their needs was a struggle so how does a parent cope with 10?

Before I was made redundant in 2003, I would work up to 13 hours a day to provide for my family and did not receive many of the benefits I should rightfully have claimed. I never once complained or blamed anyone else and we defiantly never considered having another baby just to try and boost our income.

In 2004, I took over full time care of the two children and while we had social services involvement I had some major hurdles to cross that should make this woman feel truly ashamed and the Social Services as well.

My Wife had left me with the children but she was STILL claiming the Child benefit, Child tax credit and Income Support for another 6 weeks after she left... I asked for help trying to get the right money that should have been coming to me and the children, but was greeted with "Take her bank card off her" - Some nice Social Services advice there.

So for 6 weeks I struggled and succeeded to provide for both the children and myself on just £70 a week... Job Seekers Allowance. Even after the 6 weeks were up it was another 4 weeks before I finally got the money that was due.

And herein lies my entire point... Social Services took my children from me after leaving me in a precarious situation but IGNORE the benefit scrounging ilk like Heaton who basically are only having kids to have a free ride! Its sickening!

I know that this government has got things very seriously wrong with its benefit reforms, but here is a very straight fact that many will not like. I managed... 2 Children and myself - We did OK... It was not a life, god knows no family should be expected to live on just £70 a week... But the sad truth is that our benefits culture is paying far too much to people and serious reform needs to be made, but not hitting those who want to work or improve the lives of those they care about, but these feckless, idle, baby machines that think they have some god given right to pop out children to fund their own lavish lifestyles.

OK! There is no proof she has some kind of lavish lifestyle... But i bet you if you walked into her home you would find a PC, maybe a Ipad or two, A games console, flat screen TV... I guarantee it!

I had none of that for my kids, we made do with what we could afford... This is where our society has got it wrong and our politicians need to pull their heads out of their backsides and deal with it!