Besides which, being on benefits means they could have claimed back the taxi fare. As for the "goldbrickers" comment - I hope for his sake that Mr Prune there never finds himself too ill to be able to work. I am also on Incapacity Benefit plus Disability Living Allowance, and I can confirm that it's no easy meal ticket. Not every benefits claimant is the work-shy fraudster the Daily Mail would have you believe.