Skint Britain: Friends Without Benefits Episode 3 Clips
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Billy and his mother have run their letting agency in Hartlepool for 20 years, but since the introduction of universal credit, which pays rent directly to the tenant instead of the landlord, they have seen rent arrears go through the roof. Every time tenants get behind it’s the letting agents and landlords who take the hit and with one tenant now nine months behind on their rent and owing over three thousand pounds, the house risks being repossessed. As Universal Credit continues to spark debate the government says it is making changes to make the system fairer and does allow some individuals to request rent is paid direct to the landlord.
Twenty something Sophie has epilepsy and ADHD, unable to get through the application process for universal credit she is scraping by on money she makes selling items she has bought from a charity shop. Before long the money runs out and she loses her home. Forced to sofa surf she dreams of again having her own home, her immediate reality however, could see her bedding down with her best friend Liam also homeless and living in a tent on the edge of town.
Skint Britain: Friends Without Benefits Episode 3, Wednesday 27th February at 9pm
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