1949 benefits programme on C4 now..who is watching?

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anyone?

The programme doesn't really work does it? I mean, they'd never have been given council houses in the first place, so wouldn't have them to leave.

I did chuckle a little at her attitude to be honest. Thinking that she's hard done by now.

It's not going to look good for single parents is it? I did like it when the woman officer pointed out that it's the women that get the blame and have to suffer the consequences.

Omg how can they live like that or let children live in that environment!

I've no idea Wannabe.

It's lazyness, nothing else.

Its making my skin crawl!

If you want to live like that on your own but don't disrespect your children like that

Tell me how to tidy up and I'll do it

I want a rehabilitation officer to come and help me tidy up!

It's interesting, isn't it - that house was AWFUL and yet when the bloke started questioning the dad - "you've been unemployed for 6 years...some of this dirt just needs a cloth.." - it was v uncomfortable viewing. We are so much more sympathetic to depression issues etc and yet maybe some tough love might help a bit more in certain cases?

OK. We've all been there when everything got on top of us, some more than others, where the housework has been the last thing on your mind, myself included..but I think from what I can see, a lot of that is just not throwing things out.

There's going to be a lot of stuff there that they've forgotten about. Her partner did say that they are getting round to it, maybe they were, there's only so many hours in a day and it could be one of those jobs that gets put back all the time for one reason or another.

I think we need caretakers on estates and rehabilitation officers now!! The state some tenants let their houses get into and then demand to be fixed is awful.

I agree smoking.

Bring back the rehabilitation officer!

Why did this girl go on the programme and put her kids through all this???

Those poor kids in that grotty house. They need a couple of skips and some cleaning bits!!

I think Respectable mean children born in wedlock, those who are widowed or divorced I assume will be given more understanding.

Interesting Matilda. I assume she would be treated the same as wasn't divorce frowned upon?

Poor Patterson. That is really shocking.

They need Kim and aggie. That house was scabby. Mine is by no means spotless, but im not ashamed to have people round like i would if i lived there.

Of course, there were lots of women who were bringing up children singlehandedly in the post-war years - "respectable" war widows.

That rehabilitation officer certainly told him he was the problem. :-/

Race relations act = good
The attitude towards single mums changing = good
But I think they should bring back some tough love and rehabilitation officers for people like the family that seem to expect the state to sort out the mess they live in.

Take some frickin' personal responsibility!!

is he really going to sleep rough for the night?

I was just thinking that Spotty, surely they won't actually do that to him?