Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

More Brits are living off benefits today than at any other time since the establishment of the welfare state. Many claimants have spent longer on benefits than in work. Some have never known what it is to have a job and others have found that work simply does not pay. This new four-part documentary series lifts the lid on the reality of life on benefits in Britain.

Series details

• Title: Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2014-06-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-03-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 17905
• TVDB ID: 282902

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-06-16; final listed air date 2014-07-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-11-26; final listed air date 2015-03-09; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.