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Benefits Britain 1949

Benefits Britain 1949 Season 1: Episode Guide & Ratings

Season 1 Episodes

1. Episode 1

August 12th, 2013

This first episode looks at how the state should support disabled, long-term sick and elderly people.

2. Episode 2

August 19th, 2013

The second episode follows three claimants as they give up their 2013 entitlement to council housing and agree to be reassessed and rehoused according to 1949 rules.

3. Episode 3

August 26th, 2013

Three unemployed claimants volunteer to live under the benefits rules of 1949. Britain needed rebuilding and there was a severe labour shortage. Anyone without work without good reason was regarded as workshy.