Rochelle Coulson , from New Milton , gets equivalent to £50 taxable salary . That is more than a nurse 's starting wage and the same salary as a teacher . Ms Coulson claims she can not work because she falls asleep unexpectedly . Doctors said she must lose weight , but Ms Coulson wants a state-funded support worker to help her write meal plans . Rochelle 's story is featured in Benefits and Bypasses : The Billion Pound Patients on Channel 5 at 9pm tonight .
Rochelle Coulson , from New Milton , gets equivalent to £22k taxable salary . That is more than a nurse 's starting wage and the same salary as a teacher . Ms Coulson claims she can not work because she falls asleep unexpectedly . Doctors said she must lose weight , but Ms Coulson wants a state-funded support worker to help her write meal plans . Rochelle 's story is featured in Benefits and Bypasses : The Billion Pound Patients on Channel 5 at 9pm tonight .