15 grand? A drop in the fecking ocean.
Agree in the scheme of things £15k isn't a lot but multiply that by the thousands of people abusing the system and it soon adds up to £millions.
The girl I knew only earned minimum wage so £15k was about 12-15 months wages. If you borrowed your annual salary with no intention of ever paying it back it is theft, pure and simple.
Pales into almost insignificance compared to how much the banks lost though. Don't forget the ocean is only there because of the amount of drops in it. <philosophicalchinscratchsmiley>