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Monday, 29 February 2016

Beggar who earns up to £500 a day that's just £12,000 less than the Prime Minister's salary

A street beggar is raking in up to £500 a day targeting shoppers and commuters by pretending to be homeless despite apparently living in a 'reasonable property'.

The man, who has not been named, has been begging for money in Wolverhampton city centre, in the West Midlands, and is said to be earning the equivalent of £2,500 a week.

His takings amount to a pre-tax annual income of around £130,000 - only £12,000 less than Prime Minister David Cameron's yearly wage.

Steve Evans, Wolverhampton's environment boss and a Labour councillor, said the man is known to live in a 'reasonable property' but targets shoppers by pretending to be homeless.
He said: 'The information regarding the individual making up to £500 a day came from a fellow council officer.
'We knew he wasn't homeless as he was registered to an address and lived in quite a reasonable property actually. Yet he would be seen in the middle of the city centre at busy times of the day and happy to sit there all day long.



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