US EditionFury as benefits 'influencers' tell people how to 'game' the system - with one woman claiming to make £500k a year
- A mother from Rotherham, Whitney Ainscough, earns £480,000 annually by providing benefits advice to her one million followers on social media.
- Despite her income, Ainscough continues to live in a council house while many households await social housing.
- Ainscough, who stopped receiving benefits in September 2023, says her role is educational in helping those who struggle to navigate the benefits system.
- Critics label her a 'benefits scrounger,' but Ainscough remains firm, stating, 'I see my role as educational in helping real people who need benefits and can't understand the system.
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Online 'sickfluencer' earns £480k by showing Britons how to 'maximise' benefits - 'Not ashamed!'
Online 'sickfluencer' earns £480k by showing Britons how to 'maximise' benefits - 'Not ashamed!' - A mother-of-three from Rotherham is earning a staggering £480,000 every year by teaching Britons how to maximise their benefits claims through social media
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The Scottish SunI’ve made £100,000s teaching Brits how to cheat benefits - I make more than PM
SHAMELESS mum-of-three Whitney Ainscough is raking in £480,000 a year by showing her one million followers on social media how to get as much cash as possible from the benefits system. And despite her huge income, she still lives in a reduced-rent council house — at a time when 336,366 households were on waiting lists for social housing last year. Paul TongeWhitney Ainscough is a benefits influencer[/caption] SuppliedWhitney rakes in £480,000 a …
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