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Saints and Scroungers

Saints and Scroungers is a British television programme about welfare benefits. It is broadcast on BBC One and is currently presented by Matt Allwright since 2013, although the show was originally presented by Dominic Littlewood from 2009-2012. It focuses on two groups of people: the vulnerable who need help and those who help them 'saints' and fraudulent claimants 'scroungers'. The series is repeated in the UK on Crime & Investigation Network.

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0.0Jan 27, 2012

Fraud investigators in South Gloucestershire are shocked to discover that a single mother who has claimed £62,000 in benefits has a taste for very expensive motors. When it turns out that she also has a surprisingly healthy bank account, officers conclude there is something dodgy going on with her benefit claims. And Dom meets Wayne, who is struggling to care for his wife and their young son. Michelle suffered a major epileptic seizure just months after their son was born and now needs constant care and support. Charity Home-Start steps in to help Wayne cope.