Skint Britain: Friends Without Benefits S1E3: Episode 3

Aired: 2019-02-27
Time: 21:00:00
Runtime: 60 minutes

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Overview

When the residents of Hartlepool became guinea pigs for the roll-out of Universal Credit - the new benefits system aimed at getting people on benefits back to work - a series of events were triggered that even the government didn't predict. Spiralling crime, homelessness, loan sharks, hunger and evictions hit the town as claimants struggle to survive.

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