Benefits Street

tv show

poster for Benefits Street

10 total episodes

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2 seasons

First Aired January 06, 2014

Overview

This documentary series reveals the reality of life on benefits, as the residents of one of Britain's most benefit-dependent streets invite cameras into their tight-knit community

Episode 1 poster unavailable

Episode 1

Season 2 - Episode 1 - 1h 50m

Air Date

May 11, 2015

Overview

The controversial documentary following the lives of those heavily reliant on benefit payments returns for a second run. This time, the residents of Kingston Road on Stockton-on-Tees Tilery Estate are the focus, including mother-of-six Julie and her friend Sue, who set the world to rights from the doorstep, as well unemployed Lee, who has been denied a crisis loan and is relying on a food bank and his neighbours to eat. Meanwhile, the rebellious `king of kids', Maxwell, divides his time between exercising, taking drugs, and risking arrest by turning up late for his court appearance