On Benefits is a Documentary programme.

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On Benefits: On Benefits and 40 Grand in Debt

Series 4, episode 2

A father-of-three who is £30,000 in debt has to decide whether to accept a job offer that could help him clear his debts, or whether he would be better off staying on benefits. A debt-laden aspiring rapper hopes that a chance meeting with a music manager will be his ticket to fame and fortune. A single mother who had her benefits slashed for not declaring her nightclub singer income faces eviction if she doesn't pay her rent arrears