What qualifies as, &quot;able to work&quot; and &quot;actively seeking work&quot; are pretty subjective and there are some prominent examples where these rules are in place and easily gamed.<p>The most notable example that comes to mind is the rampant fraud in the US Social Security Disability fund where there is a cottage industry in certifying people as disabled and unable to work when they are in fact not.  The problem has gotten so bad that the fund has been paying out massively more than it has been taking in in recent years (30 Billion in 2014 for example) and will be insolvent within the next year.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marketwatch.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;social-security-disability-fund-will-run-empty-next-year-2015-04-03" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marketwatch.com&#x2F;story&#x2F;social-security-disability-...</a>