Hungry Britain Panorama Hunger Crisis in uk

if you can help to support the channel cash app £homelessnomad

[@michelepiteo2196]

Edwina has not missed a hot dinner in her life. Throw these toffs over board since they insist on living on another planet

[@amorosogombe9650]

How can people in a country as rich as the UK be going without food? There's something fundamentally wrong with the world. A few people are so rich and so many people are struggling to just stay alive, even in rich countries! Something's not right.

[@dianehess5520]

Some people will never know how to manage money , or spend it on alcohol, cigarettes, kids come last, it happens everyday.

[@simonm615]

I want Currie to go hungry for a week. Just to see what it feels like...

[@PMMagro]

If they have no bread why don't they just eat some cakes?

[@David.L291]

but she has a good point though, which obviously some can't see that, so is it wrong to try and save for a rainy day then??? lol

[@normathomas8830]

+David Lench errr what with jobs don't pay enough to save money up in this country and benefits are not enough to even feed most folks it's OK for this ex Tory woman shes never been poor what would she know

[@joannafrancis4966]

Let them eat caaaake

[@andreaabsolom2819]

Even though this is an old video, I agree with you, let her live on a few dollars see how she would cope, not everyone drinks or smokes. Losing jobs getting sick house burning g down, this can happen to anyone at anytime

[@EdgeworthJohnstone]

Can all 400 incorrect sanctions a day be mistakes? How about sanctions being put on the Local Authorities issuing incorrect sanctions?

[@cosmicmusicreynolds3266]

Put sanctions on MPs

[@DavidOfosuAppiah]

I know first hand how hunger feels like,dire survival,melancholy ,been debt ridden big time,rejected by community and society before,but my #Christian faith kept me going .#ThankyouJesus ,

[@DavidOfosuAppiah]

#UK is a jungle system of survival of the fittest,be it prey or predator,.. Britain is school of hard knocks,

[@DavidOfosuAppiah]

#UK in #Brexit will be #Armageddon ,as only the strong willed will survive,..

[@LissaSun]

The rich despise the idea of charity and their contribution to politics means the littlest help possible.

[@grandmalovesmebest]

LissaSun I have known a lot of wealthy ppl. Most dont understand at all, others genuinely believe that since they are wealthy it isnt possible for anyone to not at least have average normal finances. So, they think if ppl are destitute,there must be something really wrong with them or they have done it to themselves.

[@kathrinel.j4382]

@@grandmalovesmebest thats so sad to hear... But it makes sense when their everyday life is so different...

[@laurencliver6452]

I want Mrs. Currie to go to a food bank in need of food. The embarrassment and sadness of paying utilities and rent then not being able to feed your children. Or your washer breaking so you need to tap into your food fund 😞

[@dianehess5520]

Everyone needs an emergency fund,,, you can’t live paycheck to paycheck, duhhhhh

[@eb7446]

Yeah, food isn't always the first choice - because rent and heat and other bills may take priority. There's no one offering electricity bill handouts - but food is in abundance in the stores/shops and is easy to give away, so of course that's what gets given away.

[@family-peace-love]

Food bank food is bought by the public its not only given free from shops.

[@classicrocklover5615]

From witnessing corruption in the States, always ask yourself: who is financially benefitting from this situation? Always follow the money! You might not think anyone is benefitting, besides the government. But several times people mentioned having to pay on loans, etc. What legitimate lender would grant those loans? So are they from check-cashing/ loan shark types? Predatory lending? Everyone complains about utility companies- do they have programs to truly help the poor? Or do the poor pay more for the same services? Find the connection between corporations and corrupt politicians

[@grandmalovesmebest]

Classic rock Lover Blimey! He's got it!

[@slydoll7877]

Online lenders...the sort who lend small amounts for massive repayments.

[@normathomas8830]

Edwina curry has no idea what it is to be poor she should be ashamed no compassion wotsoever

[@herrgoldmann2562]

These days you can be poor, hungry and fat at the same time....whereas the rich are skinny. Strange world.

[@grandmalovesmebest]

Herr Goldmann Most poor ppl try to wait then eat a whole meal once a day. When you are starving yourself your body will grab whatever food it gets and store it as fat. It will also slow your metabolism. Primitive ways to keep the body alive. These are some of the reasons ppl, rich or poor, are fat. If you want to stay skinny, eat the right foods and eat a little throughout the day. Your body knows more food will be coming and so uses what it gets for energy.

[@2003mandiman]

Not just the above it when you're broke and hungry it pays to buy cheapest foods with highest calories!

[@Skankhunt-qf9eu]

Poor, hungry and fat is good. You've got stored energy ready to be used in large amounts, so that you can work to get money and food.

[@family-peace-love]

Because carbs and sugary snacks are cheap and filling that's why and it was designed that way!

[@johnwilletts3984]

When a guest comes to my home, or if I meet a friend in the pub, I may offer them a drink or some food. There are no pre conditions, I don’t ask if they could work more hours or sell their organs. It’s just a nice social thing to do. After all, with my private pension, I’ve got more money coming in than I can spend. For me, as I accumulate thousands of surplus pounds in the bank, a few cans of beans is literally nothing. Being retired and with nothing to do, volunteering at a food bank is a positive thing for me personally, rather than just sat looking at the walls. We live in the fifth largest economy in the world. Many of us could afford to bath in beans everyday. Yet the UN has criticised this country for its levels of child malnutrition. What I choose to do with my surplus beans is not the concern of any politician. They may like to see hunger used as a punishment for being poor. Or they may choose to deny it to avoid the need to collect more tax. Either way they should just but out.

[@ellismeah179]

we have lived under govt austerity for over 8 years were the govt have cut billions from the budget for front line services, diverted to foreign aid and punishing the poor and. vulnerable in the UK

[@dbec5224]

calling currie a slug would be a compliment

[@dbec5224]

The prison system is slowly being privatised and like in the states the gov have got to promise them over 90% occupancy to make a good profit, most of these people will be that profit.

[@2011blueman]

+D Bec Don't privatize your prisons, it's one of the worst mistakes we've made in the US (the first was Supreme Court decision in Citizen's United).

[@wolftreetree]

Leggo My Ego I agree and privatizing the prison system is a step in criminalizing poverty.

[@CJ-rd9oj]

Thank god for food banks❤️ these poor people...bless the place and people who have dedicated there self for helping ❤️

[@cosmicmusicreynolds3266]

yes food banks qre ok , but i remember when people had enough to live on , working or unemployed, people should not have to go to food banks.

[@cosmicmusicreynolds3266]

Remember food banks replaced low paid and benefits . Remember how things use to be .... an adequate safety net.

[@eratoisyourmuse659]

Whats the point of working your ass off 60 hours a week, to keep a house that you are hardly in anyway. I mean, its her life and choices, but still. I would downsize.

[@grandmalovesmebest]

Erato IsYourMuse She will. It takes quite a struggle to go from one lifestyle to another. First world ppl cant believe what is happening bc they were led to believe they belong in a certain place, belong to a certain type of world. Then there is the problem with logistics. What do you give up, where will you go, what are the possibilities and problems you will face in a world you do not know? It is like this: the first day you are homeless you dont look any different than you did yesterday but the world as you knew it is gone. And so is the YOU that was. Yesterday you were a college professor, today you are a "homeless person." Got it?

[@shazanakhan9807]

They can’t survive? But they do tho on cigarettes n alcohol bottles, drugs? Spaghetti cost 40p come on n with tomato sauce 35p. Bread n with buyer max is 1.20, vegetable soup tin 20p, That’s what English ppl live on. That’s more than enough n would last for 3 days? Not much mate.

[@nick63837]

Something is happening to Britain .So many food banks.Very sinister .

[@mcfcwilko1]

our situation is due to poor Government polices

[@fancypelusa2863]

You are exactly right.

[@curtis8954]

steve wilks and lazy a$$e$. poor lifestyle choices. wont stop having kids. HUNGRY????? go fishing, hunting etc.… apply for any job everyday!!!!!!!!!!!! TRY TRY AND TRY AGAIN. and keep your clothes on.

[@mcg6513]

Micheal Williamson It seems to be a combination of unfettered immigration which keeps wages low and housing scarce and crap life choices....perfect storm

[@ashlynbryant1910]

curt lyons ... these people live in the city. Hunting and fishing where? In the US you need a fishing license to legally fish. I’m not saying they don’t need to get jobs, but some people can’t work and it looks like the economy isn’t very good here and job availability is low due to SO many people are on assistance and unemployment is so high here.

[@family-peace-love]

@@curtis8954 there are too many people applying for the same jobs ! Alot dont get a look in !

[@maddrivers1018]

this is the UK and we still pay for the Queen its sick.

[@madisontrumley8447]

+Mad Drivers101 (Maddrivers101) we pay the queen too- Canada. Makes you wonder where all that money is going..

[@2011blueman]

+Annie Fitzsimmons Canadians do not give any financial support to the Queen in her roles as Head of the Commonwealth. Canadians pay for the Queen only when she performs duties in Canada.

[@grandmalovesmebest]

Mad Drivers101 So what are you going to do about it? Besides whine I mean?

[@tinkfairyx1]

I would add to that by saying that our monarchy bring in a lot of money to this country in tourism. The exact figures I don’t know but it seems to be the case that it pays to still have our Monarchy

[@alundavies8402]

tinkfairyx1 also Prince Andrew’s doing his bit as a Salesman and that is TRUE

[@Loveisallaround356u]

I think it would be a bit cheaper to buy flower and make bread in some cases. Would be good if gardens and bits of land had fruit trees also, and also communitary gardens for growing vegetables. There are countries which are already doing that.

[@pragerrattler220780]

it is cheaper, and you do not need a lot to make a bread. we have a foodsharing network here and people offer for friuts to be collected from their gardens that are left over. supermarkets throw away tons of good food, you just have to save it.

[@family-peace-love]

Yeah but you only get 3 loaves from a bag of flour and you need to eat it fast or it goes off!

[@family-peace-love]

And you need to buy oil and sugar and yeast and salt too to make a loaf

[@family-peace-love]

Cheap loaves cost less than 50p total

[@Val_kyriee]

That lady who thinks there is no need for food banks. I mean these are kind of politicians who have led society to what it is now. How she was even an elected official is a question her constituents should all be asking. I'm a govt worker and I sincerely hope she, and people like her, who haven't an ounce of empathy and who make sweeping generalisations, get pulled down to a level where they have to eat corn flakes for dinner in the dark. Perhaps then they will understand.b

[@whitiewhite1]

ive worked and payed taxes all my life. now im unable to work and have been chucked on the scrap heap to rot. they destroy people when unlawfully stopping their benefits. all of which we have paid towards for so many years. People are on these benefits because of the failings of the NHS

[@deniseshephard6947]

This part where Edwina curry goes to the food bank to experience it herself her way she said that food bank items are rubbish I'm pleased the man said if you haven't any food you would t Think about I agree if you haven't had anything for weeks or days I wouldn't think twice about what I was given because it's donated food at the end of the day it's meant to sustain them for a number of days I struggle and have had to personally resort to food banks and have been helped tremendously

[@pragerrattler220780]

vegetables are cheapter than that tinned shit that is given out. give out recepies on how to bake a bread and all that is needed. it lasts longer than a noodle cup

[@deniseshephard6947]

I agree when people have been without food for weeks on end those people do not think twice about what they receive and are great ful

[@toddlavigne6441]

even if it is rubbish, it still has calories, so it is better than nothing we need food banks and it's going to get worse.

[@bubba842]

@@pragerrattler220780 no fresh vegetables are not cheaper tinned vegetables. Don't when was the last time you went to a supermarket.

[@pragerrattler220780]

@@bubba842 funny mine are. I buy seasonal and i know how to cook a meal for 3 days.

[@cyberspacecadette777]

In my home town, there is a food bank as well as lunch and dinner served Monday through Friday by the Salvation Army and a local church.

[@sweetla4750]

Where do u live?!

[@martinlanigan9202]

Was talking to woman today she was going into block flats she told me her benefits were stopped since last six months she said she must have walked ten miles in boiling hot weather she didn't look drug addict or alacholic I think that type thing is cruelty

[@eb7446]

Employment does not equal lack of poverty. If cost of living is so high and wages so low, it's a meaningless way of judging the situation. Besides, even if people are getting along by making certain choices - like living in more crowded conditions, making cuts in their spending - then they aren't spending elsewhere and this is felt through the rest of the economy too. None of this is sustainable and it's not just a UK specific problem.

[@petchharrison]

WELL,we can afford 1 billion on trident,and 2 trillion for the bankers as they are diserving of our help ?? .. jeff ..

[@davidskeeterskeeter1835]

Well said Edwina,,👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@aarongorton1984]

people need to smoke just to get thru it

[@goodnightmyprince6734]

It's stressful being broke

[@Rachel-pf4cj]

They need to open up farms. Have those who are in need of food come and plant a crop and then they can eat. If you don't work you don't eat. Healthier living.

[@michaelmccreery8192]

Stop talking shite

[@family-peace-love]

Ummmm what about disability? Folk with that barrier cant work...

[@yettabonez5777]

With all of the things happening in terms of no employment, low wages, rent increases, benefits sanctions, lay offs, illnesses and any other sudden event, I don't understand why some say that food banks shouldn't exist, that food banks are not needed? Well without them, what would starving children do once their parents lose their jobs or are laid off? What would the senior/elderly do once their pension runs out and they're hungry? I just couldn't be that harsh like that woman and say that helping ppl in need by feeling them should not be... And I hope that she understands that although she's complaining about ppl not buying food bcoz they're doing other things with the money bcoz they can go and simply get free food, yeah but it's mostly canned, pasta, bread, what I'm saying is there's no meat or fruit or fresh vegetables so yes they get free stuff for about 2 weeks

[@RIPcomics]

scary, they'll have us in workhouses again before long if they get their way

[@eb7446]

Exactly, which is why people need to stop identifying with "them" and stop finger wagging at the poor as though that's going to fix anything. You too can get cancer and become unable to work - you might not be able to pay a mortgage or pay rent either. How can such a thing be allowed to happen? It's so easy to fall under, especially if you don't have a support network. Some people may be lucky enough to rely on family or friends but that's certainly not going to be the case for everyone.

[@nanspark1870]

A Bew hope so

[@hayleydryden8930]

+Rosalina 90 well said x.x so true how very easy it can happen....

[@mcg6513]

Stop voting for liberals who embrace unfettered immigration which keeps wages low and housing scare and expensive, deregulation and capitalism will right the imbalance if you let it.

[@bubba842]

@@mcg6513 funny because that's exactly what the Tories have done.

[@jillharding2991]

Why would you get pregnant when your living in a hostel and both parents are on benefits. Great start for there baby 😡

[@annedodgson8555]

Jill Harding

[@michaelruane429]

That's how you get free accommodation when you have a baby

[@anthonydowling3356]

Having a baby insures getting housing.Then the cycle continues to the next generation.

[@fionagregory8078]

their*

[@fionagregory8078]

@@michaelruane429 yes it is easier to get house with a baby.

[@classicrocklover5615]

There's another element to rising poverty in Western societies - the decline of strong family structures. 30 to 50 years ago, the family unit was intact, stronger, able to help fellow family members when times got tough. Now, it seems like few families have that. Everyone is fending for themselves. And every penny is being squeezed out of the older generation, so there's no wealth or property for younger generations to inherit

[@patrynunes]

Very true. Grandparents looked after children whilst parents got to work until they were on their feet and could afford child care properly. Meals were a big family pot which costs much less. Etc etc etc. But it's easier to just blame the government...

[@ginamacdougall8288]

Why isn't the Queen doing something about this. The people who are having kid after kid need to have the kids taken. 19+ kids people like that should be jailed

[@rumplestilskinsmum5094]

Gina MacDougall u are a complete IDIOT!!!

[@stitchingandstuff3930]

Really feel for the people in this programme. Its good that food banks exist but this day in age they really shouldn't. Its upsetting and makes me want to clear my cupboards and donate food items to the food banks 😢

[@blobbyblob2573]

Joanne's Slimming World Journey then do it. You want to be stupid go ahead

[@grandmalovesmebest]

Joanne Howlett Do it!

[@polishlass5067]

@@blobbyblob2573 you are stupid and I hope you will feel hunger in your life. Life can take such a turn, maybe one day you'll see.

[@kernow24]

people get more than enough money, people having kids to try and get a council house, spending money on loans and other crap, only have themselves to blame. completely infuriating, just a bunch of scabs wanting to squander their money elsewhere. that first couple should have their kid immediately taken off them, clearly they cant provide any kind of life for it.

[@anastialagarez3148]

That tori woman does not understand hardship, doesn't understand what it is like to go hungry or what it's like being with low/no income. Be very interesting to make her go three months on the lowest end of benifits and see how she copes.

[@dianamerren7642]

That Tori woman has never struggled and never been hungry or homeless.

[@kevinw9806]

” no need for food bank" "need support" . what kind of support she was talking about? May require few years to discuss. by that time, all these poor people will die from hunger. problem solved. what a smart politician

[@fionagregory8078]

tory*

[@pizzazzincorporated4583]

I know I will get blasted for this but I can never see any clear answers anywhere... The government says there are approximately 14,000,000 people designated as “poor” in the U.K. My question....if we subtract people who: -left freely -provided government school before age 16 -left freely -provided government school with no GCSEs -became pregnant before the age of 18 with no monetary support from the father, no job, no training - became pregnant before the age of 25 with a second or third child with no monetary support from the father (s), no job or training - abuse alcohol -abuse drugs - have more than one ASBO or similar - have a criminal record before the age of 25 - engage in (or own) at least three of the following: Cigarettes SKY tv or similar An X Box A high end phone A big screen TV False nails Takeaway meals three times a week Full body tattoos Off-putting personal appearance such as green hair, piercings, peculiar hair arrangements Been fired for unexcused absences, serial tardiness or anti social behavior on the job NOW how many people do we have in poverty ? I wonder... How many of these poor people are instead victims of their own disastrous decisions ( lack of decisions) and life styles. The guy on this video who would rather smoke than eat...the pregnant girl ( and a boyfriend who looks stoned) who thinks “something” might happen to improve her situation . do we just accept that they have no free will and somehow this is all our fault? I don’t know...do we? Is lt? This list doesn’t include the children of these people ( poor wee mites), nor does it include the truly sick or disabled. These folks and children are kept in poverty because there isn’t enough left over to really help them. It does not include illegal immigrants because we are told that these people contribute to our economy. -

[@patrynunes]

Can't argue with facts. I personally put it down to a sense of entitlement for many. And as you rightly pointed out - it takes money away from the disabled and those who worked all their lives and paid taxes and now live in a miserable pension.

[@fionagregory8078]

These people are dreadful at budgeting and managing their own financial affairs.

[@cheshirecat2641]

No money, no job, broke, on benefit - let's shag and create another benefit seeker. Food's cheap, really cheap in UK per £ value.

[@karenchance6098]

Have to agree. I’m in a low paid job, but if you wait and go to the supermarket in the evenings when everything has been marked down, fresh food including fruits and vegetables go for pennies.it blows the “healthy food is too expensive” theory out of the water.

[@stunme9010]

Currie my I choose to pay my rent so I do not have to be homeless after my rent and council tax on uc im left with 73p a day so would should I do not pay my rent currie please life swap me for a week and lets see how you deal with it

[@sallyclay1974]

The young couple they showed in the beginning of the video, have no business having a child when they don't have a job, and no means of support.

[@goodnightmyprince6734]

Mistake

[@myvideos9811]

Even more food banks everywhere. It,s now September 2019. I live on my own dreading the winter months ahead. I live on a low pension I can,t walk properly I would go for a job If I could walk. But, not much hope in getting one. So I,m stuck do I eat or do I pay my gas and electric bill. As you can see nothing has changed since 2014 only an increase in energy bills. the government don,t give a shit whether you live or die. Politicians In their own homes do not have this problem they most probably claim the energy bills back on their expenses. Are our bills high because we have to pay for building to be lit up, for example, HP, London bridge, the London Eye and many many more up and down the country? Not to mention all those towering government office blocks lighting up the city with no one in them. This world we live in has now become an I,m alright jack. SO SOD YOU. Always question authorities, don,t let them dictate to you. It,s so sad that It,s you own fellow man telling you to pay up or else. Well, I hope the energy companies make so much gas and electric they blow themselves up. Malc UK

[@realdeal2137]

I wish I could answer that question, they must be in a deep delusion.... and the selfishness of it all to the new born child in her stomach, she is already letting it know there are problems ahead.... if it's just them two fine but a child I'm stomped....

[@ianchambers6191]

I was once in a job centre looking for work because i'd just been laid off and i remember a woman with 3 kids moaning that she was struggling to feed her kids whilst she was holding the latest samsung s5 and was wearing a coat that costs more than i earn in a fortnight

[@nicolezeitlin8252]

Maby she had that befor she lost her job what do you want her to.do sale her coat and go cold how is that going to help anything stop thinking you knwe evrything about evryone when you knwe nothing about them people like you think.yoy have the right to sit and juge people you.knwe nothing about so stop being so jugemntle

[@ianchambers6191]

@@nicolezeitlin8252 maybe you are right with this case. But the UK is full of young mums that have never worked and have everything given to them because they assume it is their right to have kids and let the taxpayers support them. The job i do now if i have a good month i pull £1400 which i work my arse off for some young mums with 2 + kids get up to £1300 a month in benefits and you still see them using food banks because they have more important shit to spend their benefits on like tattoo's and their latest phone contracts

[@lgail3659]

@@ianchambers6191 i have you thought that, from time she's paid her bills. Bedroom tax, no full rent, council, water heating and everything else there is a good chance she doesn't have enough left. She's most likely going hungry so she can feed her children. But hey live in your fairy tale

[@simonstickland5706]

Vote UKIP

[@fionagregory8078]

the civil servants get paid a bonus if they sanction enough.

[@wkb9683]

Welcome to modern Britain.

[@brutallyhonest9140]

So don't give up smoking and visit the free food bank. So what about a Alcoholic that doesn't smoke and they visit the food bank or a Druggy who doesn't smoke and visits food bank we would say why should an addicted alcoholic or Drug addict get free food when they choose to feed their addiction from their benefits money first. Why should the public give free food when many of these people spend their benefits on other additions ? Too easy to get free food when really should be giving drug and alcohol tests first. Weall know the addicts would find a way to get round the system. I have first hand experience of that.

[@ntwaddle78]

Tell you what let's just shoot all people with an addiction. Just because someone has an addiction it doesn't mean they don't have a right to food.

[@brutallyhonest9140]

Totally agree. But its when we are giving them benefits and they spend their benefits of Drugs & Alcohol and then go begging for food . Guarantee if you give them £10k a week they will still be at the food bank stating they go hungry every day. I like I said know first hand this is true.

[@johnbird7357]

NEWHAM in east London is allegedly poor, it has two food banks not one. It has more people on Housing Benefit than any of the other 33 London boroughs. It has more long term (more than 6 months) unemployed than any of the other 33 London boroughs. It has more evictions for not paying the rent than any of the other 33 London boroughs. Those 'poor poor' people who get evicted with kids KNOW they will get rehoused. Newham also has 80 (yes EIGHTY) betting shops. DEFINITELY NOT a poor borough, the DWP keeps the betting shops open.

[@kelstevo2065]

not everyone can work in life and not everyone makes them self-get into these situations.

[@dianehess5520]

You are right

[@scamwitness6594]

YOUR GENERATION was richer than ours! We get far less for our money. Houses are un-affordable to TOO many people now. Here in Ireland far too many people pay more to rent than those with a mortgage. Your purchasing power was propped up by loans which has to be paid back - GUESS WHOM IS PAYING THAT BACK EDWINA? The ones going hungry now... the ones that have been made homeless ... the ones that went into care and dumped onto the streets at a certain age without further help w with next to no education... the hungry cold people of the UK. That's who Edwina - that's who. A 'Trap' is getting a mortgage and then having your employer giving you a ZERO HOURS CONTRACT - WTF? I am so glad I did not get a mortgage during the boom years. That is a trap Edwina. I was educated to specialize in something and stick without. NOW we have to be able to know SEO to apply for Jobs Online where we are supposed to have many skill sets. Gone are the days we can walk in somewhere and be given a chance. Different ages different circumstances. The economies keep on collapsing. Good luck with Brexit because there and here it is going to be another painful situ for those already struggling.

[@pragerrattler220780]

a little bit of nothing is better than nothing...well vegetables are less expensive than tinned shit. and people might as well learn how to cook properly. you can make healthy meals out of nealry nothing and it lasts for a few days. when i cook i cook for 3 days, i preserve food and i try to get food that is storable like rice potatoes etc pp.

[@raeganmoyer2]

This is what happens when capitalism takes over

[@janejan9728]

This is actually the effect of socialism. Benefits are a socialist system. When you put the government in charge of peoples welfare, this is the inevitable result. It doesn't matter which government it is, it will always end the same way. Government handouts are always a trap. They're designed to lure people in with the promise of free stuff. But once they're on them, they're trapped in poverty for life. That is how socialist governments control their populace. They can't bite the hand that feeds them, after all.

[@albaproductions9602]

@@janejan9728 I have never heard so much rot in all my life, this has nothing to do with socialism or the benefit system, benefits are there as a safety net and as such should be enough to live on until work can be found. paying people a meagher hand out so they don't have enough for food is wrong and has a knock on effect, people's health suffers putting more strain on the NHS crime rises along with drug and alcohol abuse. With drug abuse this puts money into the hands of organised crime.

[@oscargrainger2962]

It’s not capitalism, it’s socialism, but the alternative is Communism, where would you rather live.

[@fionagregory8078]

why does the working person only get £10 a week?

[@eb7446]

These aren't mistakes - these are tactics. Sanctioning people with little or no real cause so that way they have to challenge it - maybe some won't and that will get them going a different route(which may be the idea behind it) so there is less benefits to pay out. Still a disgrace. How long are we going to allow normal people to be punished while the rich hoard more and more?

[@sweetla4750]

Same in the US with Social Security…I have an Autistic son(diagnosed by Childrens Hospital)…was jus told by a social worker his SS will be discontinued because he doesn’t qualify…last I checked there is no cure butttttt they have to make room for all the illegals coming through so they are trying to kick anyone off benefits

[@olafjensen4508]

This is wierd!! What are the food banks getting out or this? No one does something for nothing for strangers. I have used a food bank myself. 1 Bag of sugar. Tea bags. Noodles X 1 bag. Pasta sauce, Cup a soup. Did I miss anything? This is given 3 or 4 times a year in Rochdale!! Can I open a food bank? If so please get in touch. Of course with me you would get food every day, real food that is.

[@David.L291]

as longs ya wouldn't give it to some cunt who made out they were poor just to get food from the food bank, i remember seeing a programme on tv sometime back and some prick actually did this, ponce!!!

[@olafjensen4508]

No no I just said what I would do. Anyway there are very few rich here

[@iftyqadz6461]

its simple, government is saving money

[@paultaylor4647]

Britain on 2018.Absolutely disgraceful.

[@albaproductions9602]

Shame on the British government for not taking care of it's vulnerable, this is the 21st century not victorian era.

[@aarongorton1984]

44 QUID A WEEK IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE ON WITH JSA ITS A FKING SCANDLE

[@MyPedorro]

Overpopulation, low wages, and more desperate people will work for less and less, driving wages down. I hope that Mother Earth has a plan like a serious pandemic.

[@grandmalovesmebest]

Jeffrey Bull I think she tried that with AIDS.

[@skylanderdadandskylanderbo8327]

Great britian ??????????????????.what a luagh that is, or should i say cry foodbank britain, those in power should be ashamed as the rest of the world looking on.dear help anyone who falls sick or unemployed in the uk,This is probably the last generation that will be able to retire or ever have the ability to buy their own home or be able to feed themselves, and you only gotta listen to edwina to see its not gonna change.

[@normathomas8830]

well said skylander a chilling but true prophecy

[@grandmalovesmebest]

skylander dad and skylander boy show skylanders Do you not understand? It is your world and will be what you make it. It looks like y'all are just letting other ppl make your world for you then cry out that you dont like it. It is YOUR world. If you want to change it then make a plan and put it to work. The longer you sit around wringing your hands the harder it is going to be. Come up with some ideas to make the world a better place then do it!

[@karena222fu]

👍ppl here in USA are VERY WASTEFUL, I work at a hotel and ppl waste SO MUCH!

[@grandmalovesmebest]

karena222fu Honey, ppl who can afford hotels can afford to be wasteful.

[@Caperhere]

Hi, Canadian here. I’m trying to understand what is going on here. Was there an economic depression that made so many people have such hard times, or did poverty grow by getting worse every generation, or what was the main cause of this? I’ve seen a lot of these videos, and a lot of them are filmed in 2014. Does everyone in England have to pay into those boxes in flats for electricity? Or is it just in council flats? That seems awful cruel to make people freeze, lose heat and fridges, and hot water. Who owns them: the government, or a company? How much does it cost to have utilities for one day? Why are those flats all mouldy? Doesn’t the government realize it costs more to treat life long diseases from breathing mould, malnutrition, depression, than it does to provide healthy basics of life?

[@johnmscott4556]

Did Edwina actually eat that meal, I imagine probably not, I'd say it was edited out, no way she could have ate that 🍴🍱meal, seeing so she's so stuck up.

[@theb166-er3]

don't give fish to the Eskimos... Give them a fishing pole, a net, a harpoon... or a TESCO

[@goodnightmyprince6734]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 and jobs

[@oscargrainger2962]

Your living on the streets, you haven’t got a pot to piss in, your going to food banks. Let’s bring a baby into that poverty. I totally agree with Edwina Currie, most poverty is self inflicted.

[@fionagregory8078]

I would like to be in prison for 9 years then come out and be on pension credit until I die.

[@theworldwelivein960]

Fiona Gregory there will be no pension then😂😂😂🙈🙈🙈

[@jocelynpaul8615]

Why on Earth would you get pregnant and you can't even afford to feed yourself so you bring a baby into the world to struggle along with you and for the people that are addicted to drugs and alcohol if you can find money for those things then you can find money for food I'm not trying to be harsh or rude but there are people everyday struggling who's working hard but still have a hard time with food I think the others need to get their life together I'm getting tired of the pity party

[@tomhallo440]

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

[@debbiepeter112]

I agree. She should have been on contraception which is free in the uk. She will now get alot more help though once she has the baby....maybe that was tbe plan

[@curtis8954]

Britain needs food stamps like america

[@0hpleaze]

That lady with the two extra rooms could rent them out. Not sure why she doesnt

[@lovelyskull3483]

The greatest divider of humankind, money. Poverty leads to desperation and alienating attitudes towards the poor.

[@bonearete5419]

People who are doing well, have a good job, savings , assets cannot understand why people ended up penniless in their old age....like this ex-MP. People who are penniless also cannot understand how they end up like that, they have little idea how they got here. They just have lots of faith in their government , the system and the future. Most just think the system , the gov had let them down. Many of us also are full of sympathy. But we also must remember that for every dollar given out as welfare, some young working tax payers had to pay for it. In the end, no one benefit. It just go round and round. Where I came from, you cannot rely on anyone to give you welfare. If you cannot be self sufficient, you becomes a burden to your family. I learned from young I cannot afford to have no money. As far as I can remember, I work more than 2 jobs at any one time. I live within my means and do not indulged in things that drain my resources. Unless you are born with a silver spoon, you must avoid doing silly things, make mistakes or live to satisfy your immediate satisfaction. You need to plan, save and invest for the future. If you are going to be carefree and careless about your future, then dont blame others or expect society to compensate for your lack of foresight or discipline in your youth. Still being a civilized society, I do agree that No matter what, the country should have some budget to at least feed the down and out whatever the reason that got them there. As a specie I think we are killing ourselves with the moronic policies we have. Treating older people like trash and embracing youth and AI like its the best thing for humanity. If you think that life is tough now, wait another 3-5 years when AI becomes the norm and they will make even more jobs obsolete. Who then is going to have compassion on us then? Who the businesses going to sell their product to when mast people have no money?

[@davidskeeterskeeter1835]

Just look for the ash trays in these poor peoples 😥😥😥 homes,,they always find money for booze cigarettes and bingo,!, Give them NOTHING,,they’d soon find work then,! 👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@jennybn]

control the food.... control the people!

[@jasperedwards3341]

we have food banks in germany but you have to pay about 2 eurous for 2 bags of food

[@porsha-Armanii6969]

No good for anyone who can not find 2 euro.. ‼️‼️ I was referred to Red Cross paid 3 euro for chicken that was 2 years out of date. I had a 1 year old baby. That meat would have made us very ill so again we went hungry. France 🇫🇷

[@jasperedwards3341]

@@porsha-Armanii6969 tafel dont seel out of date food

[@MrFlashman10]

Meanwhile we praise Rees moggs and salivate on Boris copying Churchill or Thatcher.

[@fionagregory8078]

it is easy to stop smoking. I did it and so did my sister, using willpower alone.

[@family-peace-love]

Some of these people think they have nothing else enjoyable in their lives so they smoke and have some alcohol. It can be a mental health thing unfortunately.

[@somyod2u]

Although I am English, I could not understand one word uttered by the woman in the opening few minutes of this video. We were, however, told that she was living in a hostel and is being paid ' benefits ' paid by the taxpayer, of course, but could not afford food - in which case, on what is she spending her taxpayer-funded ' benefits '.

[@stephanblack4558]

Bless all volunteers.

[@avengernemesis7990]

OMG! Why would you have a child when you cannot support or even feed yourself. Instead of having a baby use birth control. Education is the means to get out of welfare.

[@avengernemesis7990]

@Tulock the Werewolf Yeah that using your brains.. Like a lifelong commitment to a child. Health, dentistry, education and providing a roof over your head and the childs. Get an education so you create a better life for yourself. Instead of the state having to provide for you.. and your child. Be reader not a breeder.. Australia

[@220274mark]

I feel so sorry for people like on this show. I've not got much but I work my arse off so I can have luxuries like a few takeaways a week. I made a business plan,got a 5k loan out,bought a van and started a courier business. Hope this comment gives anyone an incentive to try the same.

[@christopherp1318]

i think there are some people who genuinely need a scheme like this, but i agree with Edwina Currie, the majority of them just need to manage their money better.

[@michaeldixon5059]

My mom is watching her 5 grandchildren, and my sister will have her 6th baby on Jan.30,2019 mom tries to get employment they refuse her based on her age and credit.

[@debbiepeter112]

Does your sister work or does her partner work to support the kids?

[@pragerrattler220780]

why do they not give vegetables? Here anyone who can certify that they are in need gets free food from a foodbank 5 days a week. Fruit vegetables milk bread ...when i lived in denmark i went dumpster diving as a student and lived basically for free....

[@thecodfarther07]

At least food-banks are something people NEED as opposed to want. People need to eat to live and no one should go hungry in the UK as a result of been unemployed or having to support a family.

[@miatap21]

I grew up hungry. I and four siblings grew up with a single mother who was too "proud" to get benefits to help her. Please don't close your eyes to the hungry children by judging their parents as deficient in moral values! Still today I wonder about my mother's choices.

[@chany6336]

I partly understand what Currie means, (yes yes crucify me...or keep reading!) because there is a minority that does take advantage of the benefits, be it financial or food in this Case. And when you see people that go to food banks but continue to smoke, or have an Xbox or anything like that, it does make you question their priorities and thus their real need for it If help like this wouldn't exist, then those ppl would sell their unnecessary possessions and not spend money on unnecessary things. However there are ppl in real need, sometimes through no fault of their own, for whom this is survival.

[@shazanakhan9807]

They not playing the system did that pathetic granny day? They have a drug n alcohol problem? Why do they have that? I don’t I’m British born Asian! I hope the benefit Ats stopped in this country. If these ppl lived like ppl in Africa n the third world country where there isn’t benefit system nor nhs service. They wouldn’t take the piss, they would work n make a living n pay their ways, they wouldn’t abuse the nhs n only use when it’s life n death! Coz anything will cost

[@ginamacdougall8288]

Why is no one gardening...????

[@rumplestilskinsmum5094]

Gina MacDougall have they got anywhere to garden? U idiot!!

[@grandmalovesmebest]

Gina MacDougall I put that to the young ppl in FL. There are churches every other bldg and they have property around them, ppl complained about no food but all that property could have been growing food. The young folks said they didnt know how but all the old ppl did. And they all know how to access the internet. Nobody wanted to actually do it. But, in another area of FL,,not far away, ppl who werent so poor were growing gardens everywhere to save money for that rainy day.

[@ilzegrina1424]

Some of them just need a job. I don't get why the government is to blame for this. The working poor is an entirety separate problem.

[@margeryharper7837]

It must be so inconvenient for the rest of the uk and its politicians to have to talk their way out of how this many people are below the poverty line, never mind being on it! Any pillock that wants to say it isn't so is as out of touch as the wazzocks in Westminster. You lead charmed lives- stay there as long as you can, but don't forget there are other layers in society that are always used and manipulated by the govt, the media and the ignorant.

[@tizintishka]

I say to Edwina carry the people as she said don't need food banks you are right they need to vote the Tories out of power .

[@theworkprograme]

if you can help to support the channel cash app £homelessnomad

[@letspeace5332]

In uk people who are working full time (basic wage ) are also struggling to feed family . Working 40 hours a week and after paying rent, utility bills, council tax people are left with less then enough money to last for whole month . I personally work 40 hours basic plus 15-20 hours over time a week and I don’t remember when was last I had money left to comfortably purchase a new piece of clothing . Adrena curry has no idea what is poverty . All these politician who think food banks are over exaggerated have never experienced hunger . They have no sympathy for the public . She is talking about budgeting . There are hardly any jobs so what a person is to budget on . It’s sad

[@debbiepeter112]

I work part time as am a single mum. I am in massive debt because I just dont earn enough for me and my son. We dont go on holidays (my son has never been abroad) etc. Its horrible

[@ROBDee-ho9lu]

@@debbiepeter112 WHERE IS THE FATHER OF YOUR CHILD??

[@debbiepeter112]

@@ROBDee-ho9lu Lives about an hour from is with his new family. I asked him for help and he told me my son wasn't his main priority

[@ROBDee-ho9lu]

@@debbiepeter112 How terrible! Really disgusting.

[@debbiepeter112]

@@ROBDee-ho9lu He is a waste of space. He said his step kids always come first

[@cl1cka]

Ah the "My generation was so much better with finance - more responsible and didn't have so much debt".....Maybe cause your generation was payed MUCH better and the prices were MUCH lower? With 1 job as a manager in a store people were buying HOUSES. Now you can't survive RENTING.....