A single mother-of-three who is on benefits says she would love to work but employers wo n't give her a chance as she 's overweight . Vicky Benson , 33 , from Gateshead , tipped the scales at 28st and said she has struggled to lose weight despite her efforts to diet . ' I am well and truly overweight . This big tummy does n't seem to budge , ' she said on the latest edition of Channel 5 documentary Benefits Britain : Life On The Dole . Vicky , pictured on Channel 5 documentary Benefits Britain , says she would like to work but employers wo n't give a chance because she 's 'well and truly overweight ' ' I have tried to lose weight , I have tried everything . It 's hard to diet , what 's right for you , what not to eat , what to have in place of the rubbish . The temptation of just saying , `` I 'm just going for a kebab '' . ' She said she has tried to find work but has n't been successful and is angry that , as a result , her handouts have been sanctioned . She used to get £270 a week benefits but this was cut to £200 a week when she failed to apply for enough jobs . 'It 's terrible living on benefits , it 's not what I want . I have looked at a lot of cleaning jobs , coffee shops , shoe shops , everything but I never hear anything back , ' she said . 'If there are two people standing for the same job and one is big and one is slim , they will take the slim one . ' As a single mother to twins Lexi and Levi , five , and daughter Chloe , 13 , as well as looking after a dog , Vicky says she 's no stranger to hard work . The single mother has been on the dole for eight years and is angry her benefits have been cut recently because she has n't applied for enough jobs . 'It 's a full-time job looking after three kids , in fact it 's probably harder , ' she pointed out . She has been living off handouts for eight years after quitting a job she had as a cleaner . She said : ' I last worked in 2007 . I had a job cleaning in sheltered accommodation . I did it for eight weeks . It did n't work out so I just gave it in . Maybe I should have stuck at it and tried harder . ' After her twins started at school , Vicky was warned her benefits would be sanctioned if she did n't demonstrate she was actively seeking work . But she said she struggled to find a job because of her size , lack of qualifications and the fact she would have to fit it in around childcare . Vicky , pictured applying for jobs with her daughter , said she is trying to find work . She said it 's not fair her benefits have been cut as a result of her not applying for enough jobs . ' I applied for four jobs as they were the only ones suitable for me to do . As a result , my benefits have been sanctioned as they said it was n't enough , ' she explained . ' I 'm really angry at the fact they can put the sanction on me when I have kids . There are others who do n't have kids and lie through their teeth and still get their money , ' she said . Vicky 's sister , Paula , said she did n't believe the job centre have done enough to help dyslexic Vicky find work . She said : 'It 's wrong she was sanctioned for something she had done , but not done enough of . It 's not like she had n't done anything . Vicky 's three children and her dog , pictured , keep her busy and she hated having to visit a food bank recently in order to feed them thanks to her benefits being sanctioned . 'She 's a nice person , she 's honest . she 's reliable . I definitely think she could work given the chance . ' Vicky added that she attended a course in order to keep her benefits but it was n't helpful . 'The course was rubbish , it was on how to set up your own business - that 's never going to happen to me . I could n't wait to get home , it was a waste of time , ' she said . As a result of her benefits cut , the single mother had to go to a food bank in order to feed her children , something she said made her feel like a 'scrounger ' and that she does n't want to do again . She said she intends to join a local slimming group so she can get the support she needs to lose weight and she hopes once she 's slimmer , she will get be given the opportunity to work . Benefits Britain : Life On The Dole is on C5 Mondays at 9pm or catch up On Demand 5 .
Vicky Benson , 33 , from Gateshead , tipped the scales at 28st . She has struggled to lose weight despite her efforts to diet . The mother-of-two said: 'I have tried everything She said employers wo n't give her a chance because of her size . Had her handouts sanctioned when she failed she apply for enough jobs . Believes this is n't fair as she had three children to feed .