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Spongers learning how to game system from internet influencers

Scottish Daily Express

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March 24, 2026

INTERNET influencers are teaching people to get huge sums in sickness benefits, a probe has revealed.

- BY JONATHAN WALKER

One video tells viewers they can get up to £62,000 on claims for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

In another video, a self-styled “ADHD coach” shows off Bose headphones and a Dell screen, saying he got them through a government scheme.

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