With the cost of living higher than ever, many mothers will rely more than ever on child allowances for basic necessities this year.
But for Karen, a mother of two, and her Allerton, the government payments are more likely to go towards her recent vacation and the purchase of a new handbag.
Karen, 42, says she doesn't mind being labeled an 'unemployed begger'. She loves to brag about getting government cash for free by tricking the child benefit system.
Karen, a talkative nurse in Nottingham, Co. Notts, is the mother of 14-year-old Alex, and 12-year-old George, whose other parents are her first page from her book on benefits. should be subtracted.
In an exclusive interview with Fabulous, brazen Karen reveals why she's not ashamed of government payments.
"Booking my next girl's vacation without kids feels even better knowing I used part of my child's benefit to pay for it.
Dreaming of having a cocktail on the beach, I make a cuppa and scroll through my social media feeds to see the usual trolls en masse.
Before Tok Tok I uploaded a video of telling my followers that I was buying a new handbag and going on vacation with my "child benefit cash."
My trolls have branded me a ``lazy'' and a ``harbinger''. They always tell me to get a job, but the funny thing is that I work full time as a nurse. I like the fact that It's legal and I like it.
I am proud to have found a way to "cheat" the system to claim more child benefits. I am not afraid to admit it.
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Actually Me Moms and dads all over the UK are doing very positively instead of thanking me and complaining they should do the same .
Free Refusing money makes you crazy.
If you're not taking advantage of government loopholes, you're an idiot.
I am a single mother since my ex-husband and I divorced 10 years ago.
At the time, I was receiving £21.80 a week for my eldest son, or £87.20 for him every four weeks, and £14.45 a week for my second son, or £57.80 a month.
When my girlfriend's 12-year-old decided to live at her father's house most of the week, as some kids do when they were teenagers last year, I I didn't want to be executed for benefits fraud.
I told my ex to file a claim for our youngest son on his house.
My 14-year-old son was the only child living in my house full-time, not £14.45 a week, so the government gave him £21.80 a week. started paying me.
Instead of complaining to moms and dads all over England that they should thank me and do the same,
Karen Allerton
So both moms and dads in separate homes get the "eldest child benefit." Received.
That means an extra £7.45 a week among households.
It was a shock because I have two of his children and George is the second son. I mean because I thought his dad would receive less money.
I checked and found that this is a legal "fraud" loophole that hundreds of thousands of parents do not take advantage of.
If your family is separated and you have two children, one with you and one already living with her single parent, they both make £21.80 a week. receive.
Also if you are in a family with more than 2 children to her and the oldest is her 18, the second oldest child will be her 1st, We also found that child benefits increased to her £21.80.
I thought I would do my "civic duty" and share the benefits scam trick on his TikTok with others.
This is a legal scam and we are all entitled to free money, especially when the government pays
some people but thousands of people attacked me and trolled me for being a scammer. garnered views, received over 41,000 likes, and was shared almost 1,000 times.
Then the trolls started again when they told their followers that they had bought new handbags and booked a vacation with their children partially using the extra cash from their children's benefits. .
They apparently had enough money to know that the handbag was brand new he had bought at a car her boot sale for less than £1 and the holiday deposit he had was £10. I didn't listen for hours.
I mean, I deserve it - if you've ever been on vacation with my girlfriend's two youngsters, you need a vacation to get through it.
I started his TikTok account in his October 2020.
At the time I was working as a full-time nurse in her NHS, people asked a lot of questions about pay and shifts.
I quickly realized that it was fun to be controversial, and since then I've been shocked to stand up to trolls.
What online bullies don't seem to understand is that I am in college and working full time as a registered nurse at a Botox clinic.
I've been working with her since she was 14, washing pots at a local cafe on weekends.
Contrary to what trolls believe, I do not live in public housing, I own my own home.
I happily answer the trolls and explain that I have a job and own a house, but that will only make them angry again.
They say I should give up child benefits because I work, but child benefits are offered to all parents in the country.
Another video of mine shows that if you and your partner earn less than that, the threshold is her £50,000, but does not affect child benefits. It went viral when I explained it.
So if you have a total income of £98,000 and that's full child support, you can still earn £49,000 each.
Only if your partner's income or your income exceeds £50,000 Individual tax implications
It's all legal, but I When I shared, the trolls started again and branded me a scam artist,” and said I should be ashamed.
The name Karen is useless
But that's not all. I even recorded a rap video about being called Karen.
now has almost 100,000 followers and 3 million likes. This isn't bad for a mom who started TikTok, so see what the fuss is about.
I have nothing to fear because the trolls brought it. I'm Karen and I'm proud.