Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole — Season 1, Episode 2: Benefits House - Me and My 22 Kids
Documentary, Reality • 45 min • 2 seasons, 18 episodes • ★ 9.2/10
Episode synopsis
This edition of the programme focuses on large families who depend on the benefits system, including 64-year-old Peter Rolfe, whose children - by 15 different women - range in ages from three to 43, of which he is the sole carer for six. He has been fighting his council in the Isle of Wight for a much bigger house and is also at loggerheads with the benefits office for capping his weekly payment. West Midlands mother-of-eight Marie Buchanan has recently split from her partner and is looking for a larger home, while Ipswich couple the Fisks have been in dispute with their neighbours, who objected to two houses being knocked into one to accommodate them and their 13 children.
About Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole
Documentary looking at people and families whose sole source of income is benefits and state welfare