It's fraud and as you know it is, something could happen to you too.
Blinking cheek of it - fraud fraud fraud. Of course he can't get benefit - he isn't living there and is scamming the system. Sorry - do it legally or you will all end up in trouble.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.