Jackiey Budden, mother of that sweet young thing, Jade Goody amnd former celebrity Big Brother housemate has been forced to pay back £250,000 of benefit money which she claimed fraudulently.

Daughter Jade has defended her saying:

“She made a mistake. It was never done deliberately, it was a matter of not knowing.

“Some people are educated, some people aren’t. Some people don’t know what to do and some people do. It was clearly by not knowing.

“However the best thing she did was paying it back. She’s said ‘Sorry I’ve made a mistake and I didn’t realise I had to contact you. This is how I much I owe, here you go’.

“She’s made a mistake, they’ve caught her making that mistake and she’s paid the penalty. She’s not going to court. The social security department have investigated, she’s admitted her mistake and they don’t find it necessary to take it any further.”

She may be stupid, but even Jackiey must know that you can’t work when you’re on the dole!