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A man who claims to be a homeless man said that he was earning more money in begging on the streets of London than he would if he had a job – and was winning once £ 600 in a day.
This is what one of the UK's "fake homeless" tells his former soldier, Ed Stafford, in this week's program, Channel 4, 60 Days on the Streets.
Ed spent two months in Manchester, London and Glasgow sleeping on the street, with no money or shelter – just a camera – to get an idea of the homelessness crisis in the UK.
In the second part of the three-part document series, Ed travels to London, where it is estimated that 1,000 people sleep on the street each night – but some are not as sincere as they might seem.
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Drawing on The Strand, in the heart of London's West End theaters, Ed explores what attracts so many homeless people to the capital.
But to his great surprise, he discovers a clandestine world of fake skilled beggars, where people who have a house come out into the street every day pretending otherwise to make money.
He meets Darren, who gives him advice on how to protect himself on the street and stay warm.
The "beggar" also gives him advice on how to make more money and explains that the trick is to create a convincing image for people who pbad by.
Darren tells Ed, "You have people standing there and praying, the old people give them money.
"If you walk here at a certain time, 10 or 11 people will beg on a street, so you have to find what suits you."
Darren says he usually earns about £ 100 a day, before returning to his Brixton apartment for a hot dinner and a shower.
"If you have coins in your pot, take them out, otherwise people can take them," he advises Ed.
"Then take off your shoes and wrap your sleeping bag around your feet, with a magazine – it's about creating an image for people."
Darren also tells Ed that the most generous donors are those "who have been to the pub" who give you "silly money".
"The maximum I've had with a person is £ 600," he adds.
During the episode, we see Sleeping Sleepers asleep with food, gifts, and money from kind charity workers and members of the public, as Christmas approaches .
But despite the fake act, some are still happy to take advantage of the offers.
Viewers were shocked by the first episode aired last week, where we saw the former soldier in Manchester.
During this heartrending episode, Ed meets the many people of Piccadilly Gardens and discovers how many people are grappling with the city's terrible spice epidemic.
60 Days on the Street will air tonight on Channel 4 at 9pm.
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