The Great British Benefits Handout (2016)

First Air Date: 2016-02-09
Last Air Date: 2017-03-22
Total Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 7
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Network: 5

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?