A single mum says men refuse to go out with her because she is on benefits. Lynn McDermott, who has a heart condition and spent six months in a coma, says she has even been called a "parasite" by one man she met through a dating app.
Lynn, 48, says she receives hundreds of messages from men on dating sites, but, once they start chatting and she reveals her income source, she says the either stop responding or turn nasty. And, if she does manage to get them to meet up in person, the same thing happens - unless she can avoid talking about money.
Lynn, from Southampton in Hampshire, said: "I get Universal Credit, disability allowance, and ESA [employment allowance] - I get the full whack because of my disability. But it’s not much.
