Family Says They Would Rather Be Fat And Live Off Benefits Than Thin And Work According to recent reports, Janice Manzur (44) and her 25-year-old daughter Amber claim that they are proud to be overweight, because it has prevented them from having to work. The pair, who together weight 603 pounds, claim that their health issues have made it difficult to be mobile. Instead, they have been living off of benefits from the British government. Prior to leaving work in 2006 for health issues, Janice was working at a call center. Amber, who is a mother as well, has been on disability since she left her security job. Now, she and her daughter collect about $51,100 a year in benefits. Ive always been big and Im too fat to work, so I have a genuine disability. I should be miserable but Im happy, claims Janice, who says that she and her daughter have no plans to diet. I know this is the way Im meant to be. People shouldnt judge me or my mom for how big we are because its in our genes, Amber told reporters. I think its a total exploitation of the benefits system, claims Tam Fry of the National Obesity Forum. Im at a loss for words. There must be a benefits system available to help those people who required assistance and there are many of themBut when it is handed to a family who are happy to exploit it to the degree of [$51,700] a year and are refusing to diet, the system has gone mad. What do you think of the pair? 