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Released
2016 · TV SERIES

The Great British Benefits Handout

First aired
2016
Seasons
2 seasons
Reality-TV
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Three long-term unemployed families on benefits will each be given a cash lump sum of £26,000 upfront (the current maximum amount of benefits given in a year to most families) in return for signing off. Will the families have what it takes to escape the benefit trap and start a business or get a job? Or will they just blow the lot?

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