Jean admits she went 'quite mad' after the win.
A grandmother who ‘went mad’ after scooping a £22,500 bingo jackpot has had her benefits stopped – leaving her worried about losing her home.World holiday in Florida after her big win last May.Jean Jones, 63, splashed the cash on luxuries including a sunshine break in Florida after her big win last May
Jean said the Department for Work and Pensions told her she could reapply for Universal Credit six months after her payments were stopped, but she had been turned down. Jean said the DWP had claimed she had given away half the money to her niece for safekeeping – something she denied.And she said she was on antidepressants because of the stress triggered by the risk of losing her home.
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