The couple gets just over $3,000 per month in government benefits. The married couple are featured in a new documentary titled “Benefits: Too fat too work.” Many people have criticized the documentary, but in a recent interview, Beer defended himself, saying that he has been turned down for jobs because of his weight, but ultimately acknowledging that he doesn’t deserve benefits from the government. “The government are making it easy for people like us,” Beer said frankly. “I don’t think I deserve benefits — I put myself in the situation. I’m trying to sort myself out.”

The show followed Coombe and Beer as they planned their wedding. The cost of that wedding, $4,500, came directly from government benefits.