Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole — Season 1, Episode 6: Episode 6
Documentary, Reality • 45 min • 2 seasons, 18 episodes • ★ 9.2/10
Episode synopsis
The final episode of the series meets 38-year-old Heather, who has 11 children and whose family live in a knocked-through council house on the outskirts of Gloucester. Heather makes nearly £60,000 a year in benefits and many of her children also survive on welfare payments. Elsewhere, in Liverpool, Julie has six children, none of whom have jobs. She and her husband Vinnie earn roughly the minimum wage from benefits. Finally, in London, single mums Emma and Sophie support themselves in London's Zone 1 by claiming money from the state.
About Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole
Documentary looking at people and families whose sole source of income is benefits and state welfare