Jackiey Budden, mother of Jade Goody, has revealed that she is living in fear of losing her council flat due to benefit fraud.

It recently emerged that Jackiey had earned thousands of pounds while still claiming benefits and living in her council flat. The Celebrity Big Brother contestant is rumoured to have pocketed more than £50,000 from TV shows and magazine deals.

Jackiey’s spokeswoman said: “Jackiey has yet to be paid for her appearances on Big Brother, but I don’t know about her other magazine and TV deals.

“She does eventually intend to move back to Bermondsey, but she fears she will lose some of her benefits.

“Jackiey knows she has to inform social security about her earnings and does fear hits to her benefits.”

I am finding it hard to have any sympathy for Jackiey or to believe that she really needs a council flat anyway. If she wanted to keep her flat then she should have declared her earnings and not claimed benefits that she wasn’t entitled to. Maybe she will have to move in with Jade for a while….if she’ll have her!