The Poorest Town In Britain: "We Live On Nothing And We're Just Surviving"

It’s a weekday morning on Grimsby’s East Marsh estate - where residents are beginning their day in the poorest part of the nation. Of course, that’s not to say everyone here is living on the poverty line - but the data is striking.
The average annual income for an entire household here sits at just £22,000 a year. That’s over £10,000 less than the UK national average - and almost a staggering £86,000 below London’s affluent Clapham area - which has the highest in the country at just above £108,000.
For hundreds of years this port town in North East Lincolnshire on the River Humber estuary punched well above its weight.
It’s fishing industry became known around the world - and at one point the town became the largest and busiest fishing port on earth. But after the industry started falling - poverty came next.
And with the fish gone - the town changed with Job losses, low wages and a lack of infrastructure.
Today average annual household incomes in the town’s East Marsh are the lowest of anywhere in England and Wales - making it the poorest part of the country.
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[@jakkuwolfinsomnia8058]

She’s not struggling on £2k a month, that’s more than most people make a month working full time

[@GhaliGohar]

This is why I'll never work 😅

[@bonifaciobonifacia8679]

What, complaining with 2k£ a month? A pension. So entitled.

[@istvanglock7445]

As the video says - average household income in Grimsby £22,200/year = £1850/month.

[@andrewjoyner4133]

@@Steve_Sharpe But I don't think he is wrong about the struggling (or not struggling) on 2k a month. Either she is bad at budgeting or spending it on alcohol or drugs.

[@jaylaw6970]

Many on benefits elsewhere live on less than 1k month. That woman is rich compared to many benefit recipients. I know one, no tv, no booze, no holidays or new clothes/goods, collect rainwater for toilets, cleaning etc because meter water is very expensive, no heating etc.... This nation was screwed when euro took all the manufacturing and govt invested in cheap short lived goods providers like China and India, instead of business here

[@Dave4444424]

Respect to that chippy, it's doing more for the country than our polititians.

[@tubefreakmuva]

So well said

[@_islamization]

Better do something and go to prison than living on the streets!

[@s.l669]

It’s doing more for the country than me and my mates who served in the army

[@cargumdeu]

@@_islamization No, it's worse. For your soul. One reason why there's so many rough sleepers in Grimsby is because the people are generous.

[@cargumdeu]

@@s.l669 that's not your fault, you signed up to protect the country in good faith.

[@vivalaleta]

The fish n chip shop family has hearts of gold.

[@pholdway5801]

And pocketsful as well

[@youngbess1]

Bless the chippy owners! Feeding people over greed for money.

[@user-mn4yd7ds9b]

Respect ❤

[@pholdway5801]

@@youngbess1 So,...free chips then...?

[@rossib6974]

The shop owner will be lucky to make 2000 a month alike complaining benefit scroungers and shop daily working hours for an average self employed is 10 hours 6 days a week .

[@HarryPotter-kz6kl]

I was offered a job in Grimsby about 30 years ago. After walking around the place for half an hour I jumped in the car and haven't been back since. Seems like I had a lucky escape.

[@benbo7042]

😂😂😂😂

[@benbo7042]

😂😂😂😂

[@ariefsheik1716]

Things were looking grim

[@user-gc6rf6fo3i]

Should try Stoke, fuck me that place were grim.

[@vanessahenderson1850]

I was born and raised in Grimsby and I left the area 20 years ago. I pop back to visit family and after a couple of days, I've well and truly had enough. Each time I go back to Grimsby/Cleethorpes, all I see is further deterioration of the area. I last popped over to Grimsby over the Christmas period (2023) and I was absolutely horrified to see the state of Victoria Street, The Riverhead, Grimsby/Cleethorpe Road and the seafront. etc. The place is an absolute dump to say the least. As for the so called regeneration project at the Riverhead, what an absolute eyesore that is. I really can't see that particular project even being finished. I feel so sorry for anyone that has to live in Grimsby/Cleethorpes. There's nothing there for anyone. What gets me is that the MP's still harp on about the fishing industry. The glory days are over and they wont ever be returning. They should have been encouraging further investment along side of fishing for when the area fell on hard times. Grimsby/Cleethorpes is so back ward. It's like people are living in a time warp. It saddens me to see the state of the place as I reflect back on how nice it used to be living in the area as a teenager.

[@terra2805]

That chip shop owner deserves an award. As a business owner he is clearly prioritising the needs of the local people over his profit. You just don't see that kind of nobility anymore. People are far too greedy, self absorbed and inconsiderate to care. He is the kind of man that gives you hope. God bless him.

[@michaelannetts5839]

He absolutely does - what a top bloke.

[@R00063Rt]

Absolutely, but it's also capitalism - as soon he takes 9£ he doesn't have any business anymore.

[@R00063Rt]

​@@lolakauffmann This" building of a niche" is still more present in Britain than the rest of western Europe. It vanishes at increasing speeds. Family small businesses disappear on daily basis because of political decisions that make them unsustainable and give insurmountable business benefits to multinational companies. All over western Europe and America.

[@warriorjgamer]

Truly is a prime example of a good Samaritan

[@stephenholmes1036]

A decent man

[@mattshipley570]

The Fish & Chip shop owner is a great example of True Northern hospitality. Working hard and Helping his local community because nobody else will. Respect

[@gems8426]

At that price how can you not help him keep his business running.

[@thekeysman6760]

Without the improper usage of random higher-case, I'd agree with the OP.

[@amberfur5750]

Exactly

[@andreward8510]

Can somebody please explain whats the point of having 3-4 kids when you can't provide for yourself? Whats the idea behind it?

[@bigb853]

He is good one, for sure. Keeps your faith in humanity alive. 💖💖

[@janinayves06]

2K ON BENEFITS? what a life. I have 2 kids with a full time job and I earned almost 2K a month with out benefits.

[@jadegb5474]

Same here mate........working full time including weekends and well under 2k a month with 4 kids sharing one bedroom.

[@jean2740]

She might get 2 grand but her rents a grand ,unlike the migrents and there 10 kids taking 5 grand andclivingvin luxury

[@thomass6434]

As far as i can see, the money doesnt go into dental care! 😂

[@user-py3jq5jk2i]

Worst part of this ,that this benefits going from your taxes .

[@Paul-sl9zm]

​@@jadegb5474 Go on benefits then or stop crying

[@KL-oo4nc]

Idk if anyone will get to see this but anyone struggling with black mould and condensation in the home, please put some money aside to invest in a dehumidifier! It makes such a big difference and is less expensive to run than having the heating on to beat the condensation. There are expensive ones but you can get low wattage ones for much cheaper and the lower wattage you get the cheaper it is to run, 157w is 5p an hour(Dec2023). In my experience, the money you save on the heating means it does pay for itself. It’ll dry your washing, remove the humidity so as not to add to the mould & is much cheaper than using tumble dryer.

[@KrysRevamps]

It depends on what is causing the issue in the first place. It all comes down to habits in the household. If the mould is caused by drying clothes then a heat pump dryer is 5 times more efficient than a dehumidifier. If the issue is coming from poorly ventilated bathrooms/kitchens then simply installing an extractor fan and draft stoppers is the solution. There is no point in running dehumidifier if the source of the humidity is resolved. Dehumidifiers are actually the worst possible thing you can do if you don't know where the moisture is coming from, as it will hide the cause even more so. A neighbour ignored his shoddy leaking roof until it fell on him from rot... all because he thought the "dehumidify fixed his mouldy ceiling problem" so everything is good.

[@martinmanifold2241]

If you cant survive on £2000 a month tax free ....there is something seriously wrong with your priorities

[@liennguyen3825]

😂😂😂

[@Grimzoid]

Tattoos!

[@timpearce3314]

tobacco, booze, takeaways, and "other substances"??😱

[@Jordan-zd2tx]

It ain't going to dentists that's for sure

[@emanuelevacca91]

That highly depends on the cost of living. In England there's a widespread housing crisis where even a small, run-down flat in a poor neighborhood can cost you £1500 a month.

[@eightbitorbitYT]

2k a month in benifits? Jesus Christ, why am I in full time employment?

[@sdp76]

Exactly, sometimes it feels like the government does stuff like this as some kind of divisive tactical ploy.

[@marilynbrown5274]

I agree. but please respect the name of JESUS CHRIST. Thank you.

[@darkness5702]

@@marilynbrown5274Why?Jesus lives in all of our hearts, we need him more then ever. AMEN.

[@user-hf8fh4vh4j]

2 thousand a month. Disgraceful, this is why the country is in such dire straits, people don’t respect the word WORK or JOB anymore.

[@bringbackdislikes3195]

I disagree. How did he disrespect Jesus Christ?@@marilynbrown5274

[@magicalfetus729]

That chip restaurant is fucking incredible. Really makes me proud to be human to see people be nice to each other.

[@morbidsnails1913]

3 quid for fish, chips and mushy peas, wow. What a wonderful thing to do to help those struggling, well done that man, what a legend 👏

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

I'm sure he's still making plenty of profit. Other places charging £9 are just ripping people off.

[@talex1625]

In a world so full of greed, that man is truly inspirational 👏 👏 👏

[@michaelharrison3602]

3 quid you'll never find it in London for less than a tenner

[@michaelharrison3602]

I live in Clapham I'm on around 40,000

[@josefmills3955]

@@michaelharrison360240k Is nothing in London

[@Nashmil-xd2vr]

I’m not denying that poverty is a real issue, but I’m shocked that people cannot afford to live on £2k a month? A little over 2k is what many skilled professionals like myself get AFTER paying taxes, pension, etc… And, sometimes I work up to 70 hours per week…Astonishing 😮

[@IngramPetersJr-nr7rm]

Living in London on 2k is abject poverty

[@Mohammadreza-rp8oh]

We have this in iran too 🇮🇷

[@Nashmil-xd2vr]

@@Mohammadreza-rp8oh The whole world is experiencing poverty whilst the politicians are getting richer and richer. In London, you can’t even live on wages given to junior doctors, lawyers, etc and people have to go to foodbanks.

[@Nashmil-xd2vr]

@@IngramPetersJr-nr7rm It is what it is sadly… And, yet I’m skilled professional with a doctorate… The whole country is going down the hill. Search for senior lecturer salaries. Having said this, if I can’t afford to have kids,I will not have them…

[@John-se3fm]

And they get their rent for them aswell.

[@cfcduffysafc]

That chippy owner isn’t making much on what he’s selling. A real hero feeding people who need it without sticking his arm in

[@robroy488]

My sister used to work for a brewery running pubs, she was sent to the worst areas in the North and would turn pubs around making them profitable before moving on to the next, she did this very successfully. Of all the areas she lived in she said Grimsby was the worst. That said, apparently the regulars in her Grimsby pub were incredibly loyal and would always help eject those that were in there just looking for trouble.

[@cherylm2C6671]

Thank you for your comment. Bad behavior on tour interfering with businesses. Was this a large brewer or a regional craft house? Are there fewer regionals?

[@chrisjones3901]

No money to live but can afford to be in the pub,just about sums it up lol

[@vapoureyes]

The chip shop owner is an angel. A real caring gentleman.

[@stevenhull5025]

A bit like Sunak

[@sweeta17]

he is for sure . £3 is a very good price but some buy it daily which is then quite dear hence how do people afford it

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

They could make a home-cooked healthier meal for £2.50

[@lislelisle5453]

He chats with the people too, with no judgement. He's like a priest bless him. Nice you noticed the positive, that say alot about your personality ❤️

[@arnasuosis3375]

@@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb explain how exactly?

[@rappers5719]

Fair play to the chippy. That guy needs more recognition. Top man.

[@rob2049]

Bless the fish n chips owner, he's doing charity work

[@pamaham1390]

Salute to the fish and chips shop owner 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@sandriagutierrez2605]

The man with the fish n chip shop blessed my heart! He’s not looking for a profit, and isn’t making one, but he’s very rich! Blessings to him, for his generosity, and kindness!!

[@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb]

Don't be naive, he WILL be making a nice profit. That was his 71 plate Audi SUV outside the chippy.

[@Hellomynameis93]

@@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb a 3.5 for a fish supper he could be making a lot more profit. Good on him for having a nice car.

[@watchyojet]

The cheaper it is the more sales he makes hes a smart business man but who knows

[@Dee_Ultimate_islamapho_bist]

@@watchyojet Yes but he will likely only just be breaking even selling food at those low prices. Fish alone probably costs him around £1.50 - £2 a piece when bought in bulk. Potatoes and Peas are cheap especially when bought in bulk however you've also got to account for all of the expenses (utility bills, rent, employee wages etc). Gross Profit is not the same as Net Profit.

[@watchyojet]

@@Dee_Ultimate_islamapho_bist true

[@vicflange5175]

Many of us work and get not a single benefit, no help with fuel, no cost of living, no support at all!!

[@danielclark863]

You need 4 kids!😂

[@traceyunknown3677]

That's unkind go by train then , like they do , stop judging , you do not know their situation...and one day you could be laid off work or in a situation as them. .. you begrudged them , there are ventrons who are also on streets no jobs, your very lucky to have one . .

[@emmahowells8334]

​@@traceyunknown3677Well said.

[@fmanresurrected6774]

Why are you complaining? You voted for Brexit. That’s Brokeit for you

[@emmahowells8334]

@@fmanresurrected6774 It has nothing to do with Brexit lol. When you lockdown an economy for 3 years, do you really expect the economy to be in good health, you're dreaming if you think it would be.

[@yellard6785]

Condensation mould is caused by not knowing that all homes need to be ventilated. One cant cook, bath, dry clothes indoors all winter without opening the windows. Windows on non bedrooms should be opened before bed for 5 minutes.. And bedroom windows opened for five minutes in the morning. On mild sunny winter days, windows should be opened wide for a good airing. .

[@lyamorian767]

Thats exactly what my landlord tried to argue too. I had to hire a specialist to prove that it was in fact a misconstruction of the house.

[@yellard6785]

@@lyamorian767 Then it wasn't condensation mould..

[@swordrun2670]

It seems grimsby people are not clean. Theres nothing wrong with having 2000 £ and cant live on that is their problem. The areas are not clean. Everywhere garbage bins and seems gloomy and unclean. The authority must take steps to uplift the standards of the people

[@69MrBunny]

That chip shop owner is a super hero. £3 for fish & chips with curry sauce or mushy peas. This man truly deserves a medal he is an inspiration to us all.

[@a44489]

poor people give more

[@equaliser2265]

And heart attacks will increase, great value for money though. I must say it looks bloody miserable there.

[@user-kh1nq3qx6f]

In Canada and America, that combo would not fly. Curry sauce? Peas? lol I don't know maybe it tastes good. Over here, we use tartar sauce with lemon wedge and maybe gravy and ketchup

[@Largallama]

While i do feel for some of these people, i work full time in a freezing damp factory and bring home almost £500 less a month than the first woman in this video.

[@leigh7507]

its because they claim a disability on their kids - usually adhd or autism - and then they get paid as care workers for their own children

[@gerardhodkinson2334]

Two grand a month?I work all the hours lcan and don't make that much, what's she complaining about.

[@deputybluevein93]

I agree, 2k a month and she can't survive

[@RichardSFord]

Get a better job then. "There are plenty out there!"

[@Largallama]

@@RichardSFord If it was that simple, why are there so many people on benifits?

[@davycorky]

24k a year not working 1 day in that year let that sink in

[@hairyhairyme]

Sickening

[@undesignated3491]

What is that the benefits they get lol

[@Jay-ww4px]

And they have the audacity to moan about it aswell country is a joke

[@wallybingbang4350]

Tax Free !!!!!

[@softandwet7584]

It’s for population growth, use your brain

[@lindaaih]

The real problem is that wages have not increased with inflation in the way that benefits (almost) have..We are too busy pointing fingers at poor people when the bigger problem is the average salary is HALF that what it should be. Benefits should be the benchmark. Any employer paying the same or less than what unemployed people get should be shut down.

[@that-guy213]

Exactly 👌 there is no incentive or driving force to push these people to work I can guarantee you if they got less per month they'd make it a priority to find work

[@agiagiagi5692]

Wages never rise with inflation.

[@tainy2607]

O Brasil caminha para isso.

[@littlerollingwheels]

that's not really how capitalism works tho is it

[@that-guy213]

@@littlerollingwheels FIGHT ME YOU LITTLE WHEEL BOiiiiiii

[@California265]

What the hell are they doing having 4 kids. I didn’t have 1 because I couldn’t afford it. Zero sympathy

[@ZekromReshiramVolt]

It's nature

[@California265]

@@ZekromReshiramVolt ITS IGNORANCE

[@adolfmaotsestalin8753]

​@@California265In Africa it is investment😅 water supply etc

[@capricorn1970i]

​@@California265 It's not normal to cannot afford one kid for fulltime working parents.

[@tyronebiggums5547]

The answer to your question? Watch the movie "Idiocracy"

[@jamezdavis1984]

Mathews chippy deserves a medal 🥇 Honestly touched my heart to see such an honestly out for his community business owner in this day and age!

[@ciaranoreillly3898]

If I owned Matthews chippy I'd be similar. I'd charge £11 for fish and chips. But I'd also give to the peasants so long as they wore a jesters outfit, jumped up and down when I asked, and participates in bum fights.

[@rogerwilson6367]

So much for levelling up. When they said levelling up the North, they meant North London.

[@Stuffandstuff974]

I think the word up was a typo. They just meant levelling the North.

[@3D_Printing]

Their north is Leeds and Manchester

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

​@@3D_PrintingLeeds and Manchester isn't the North.... Northumberland and Cumbria are the north

[@claredyson9936]

​@@HarryFlashmanVCanything north of London is the north. I was born in Manchester but lived most of my life in Northumberland and this county might as well be its own country!

[@gregpodmore2850]

Well said 👏 👌 👍

[@user-ex7iw8fm8h]

2000 pounds converted into Canadian dollars is $3400 a month. There must be some mistake because if you can’t live on that. Government assistance in Canada is $733 a month.

[@adolfmaotsestalin8753]

No assistance soon😂

[@lesbobettes]

733 is for a single person living alone. Add a couple hundreds for each kids and federal\provincial family benefits and it's on par with this UK family. Raising children is very expensive.

[@jaespinnaz]

😂 they spend it all on drink and substances

[@user-ex7iw8fm8h]

@@jaespinnaz ✅

[@user-ex7iw8fm8h]

@@jaespinnaz I also noticed 90% of the families smoke cigarettes a lot young adults and in the house.

[@petopeter4832]

sometimes back in 2004 I used to live in Birmingham as Slovakian (Eastern European). Came to UK as young guy to see world and earn more money. There was a problem to get employment in our region. I left UK and went back home in 2008 after 4 years and never felt sorry about this. Honestly I was terryfied about everything in UK....weather, horrible food, prices, poor people....now I have my own business for ten years, my morgage is paid and even if there is many problems in Slovakia too...is much better for me to live here in poor East than in UK - rich west.

[@RDixonUK]

The UK always had the most deprived areas in the European Union. And congratulations to your success in Slovakia.

[@vanessahenderson1850]

@@RDixonUK Yeah, I agree. The UK has always been lagging so far behind other countries in so many ways. Most sectors were sold off overseas and the economy is run on pure greed. Things won't get any better either. If people thought 2020 was bad, they've not seen anything yet. 2020, will look like a tea party.

[@MeiinUK]

It can depend on which city you go to. We used to have the Dutch...(which we have always had)... and they grow vegetables for us here in Sheffield.. and most restaurants used to use their veggies.. we have an airport that flies veg and fruits into the North... so the wholesalers sell to us.. and then local restaurants would go there and pick their best.. and cook etc. That had been a long way to get things going. It is when.. well... lots of overdevelopments now. People think that it was clever to build new high rises... that drove and collapsed the entire supply chains. So everything is now closed. Lots of internal loans.. bankrupt the entire town... and decimated it. Cos the council assumes that is the way to go? So over development happened.. and in a single fell swoop... that whole idea of "European project".. went under... and we collapsed.... People ran. After that. We consolidated our energy suppliers... and that went to Germany.... Even some odd houses.. still don't have good heating. But many houses went through an actual retrofitting piece.... So people kept going and going etc... Refitting each house etc etc etc... So.... And it boosted higher prices.. and those went under as well.. so this is why, we now have this big North and South divide.... as well.. and some bankrupcies are happening... A lot of people homeless... etc etc.. And running restaurants are no longer amenable... Some people should NOT have sold their houses... at all.. or anything. Cos they shouldn't have retrofitted to this high extent... Anyway... from a 1k house, turned into an expensive 160k. And the food is not even... it is not reasonable... so nobody buys it. At one point, people were trying to push for mortgages for the sake of mortgages... it is pointless. (A lot of councils are actually bankrupt.. and we basically serve the euro..... so yeh.. please don't complain an insult us though... cos even the colonial countries.. are now cramming into the UK too....) If we abolished the euro.. I won't cry. Sorry, but I won't... I still remember when Europe had their own individual currencies...

[@2msvalkyrie529]

I work with a couple of Slovakians here in UK. They both have no wish to return to Slovakia and and got Leave to Remain..! Maybe the problem is You....?

[@petopeter4832]

@@2msvalkyrie529 I trully have no problem and know many Slovakians who stay in UK for now or will stay forever...for many personal reasons....I put my opinion and experience with life in UK to the place thats all

[@gweilospur5877]

The fact that it’s possible to provide fish and chips for £3 just tells you how much we are being ripped off for everything. £6 would be fair enough, £9 and more is theft.

[@ericbennik2071]

Before licencing in nz fish and chips was just 15c 7.5p =8 minutes pay then. Less popular Fish is far more expensive now

[@adamdaniel5119]

Rents will be the big factor in pricing and commercial landlords are getting very greedy these days.

[@Ann-sj4pt]

Ok grinch

[@Alex-ni2ir]

Cooking oil is much more expensive nowadays.

[@gweilospur5877]

@@adamdaniel5119 I know, we’re being ripped off all the way up the line.

[@Seanmirrer]

We are a 6 figure income couple and had very little saved and not much cash lying around the preverbal". '...don't have $500 for an emergency" that was us. The big thing was debt all kinds of it, cars mortgage (although our home isn't a high price one), student loans for our kids, and of course credit cards. One day we just got sick of being broke and went total scorched earth and became frugal overnight. Paid it all off, it took almost 5 years but now we have no debt and this year our savings rate is 50% on basically the same income that had us perpetually broke. So for us it is mainly staying out of debt and watching our spending, at first it was a real effort to save in our HISA and 401Ks but now it's actually fun watching our money grow. No car or vacation or neighborhood is worth being broke or financially unstable.

[@PennyBurdick318]

Congratulations on taking the steps necessary to get yourself out of the financial bind you were in.

[@Rhgeyer278]

Facing your medicine can be difficult. However, with commitment, you'll ultimately reach a highly satisfying place. It's all about the actions you're willing to take.

[@Annakrueger822]

Your financial journey is truly inspiring, and I'm currently striving to achieve the goals you've reached. Could you please share some tips to help others learn and navigate their own paths to financial success? Your insights would be invaluable.

[@Seanmirrer]

Samuel Peter Descovich that's whom I work with

[@Seanmirrer]

I believe everyone could benefit from having a personal financial advisor. They can assist you in reaching your customized financial objectives at any point, ensuring you remain profitable.

[@mark67710]

I used to live there and lived on the East Marsh it was a tough place but some of the people are friendly and nice was a great time.❤

[@thedarkknight1971]

I've lived in/around Grimsby for 30+ years (moved up from Slough), and ONE THING that HASN'T HELPED this situation is the Council. A couple of times they spent HUUUUUUGE swathes of money doing up the town centre & Freeman Street shopping area - to attract more people to come and live in Grimsby (and sister town Cleethorpes), but... The thing is, IF you want more people to come to an area, YOU MUST SPEND MONEY TO IMPROVE the housing & streets in the area FIRST (IF NOT equally to the town centre), because, WHAT IS THE POINT of having a nice 'Flashy town centre' /hopping area with 'Artistic' bendy lamp posts and a 'Cutesy fountain with lights, IF the housing and streets around that flashy town centre is delapidated, mouldy, crumbling and basically... SH!TE?? There's BARELY any DOG SH!TE on the streets/paths of nearby Louth, but Grimsby and Clee? It's like BARELY ANYONE looks at their phones whilst walking about because they HAVE TO LOOK FOR DOG SH!TE on the paths! Yeah, there's MUCH to grumble about Grimsby, that's why I term it 'Grumblethorpe'!!! 😏 😎🇬🇧

[@Babu-kr3cr]

The joy in that elderly woman's eyes with the fish and chips box shows that what that business owner is doing is helping these people so much more than just providing a dinner. The condescending social worker who can't believe someone is shouting is more like what they are used to as far as help. Chippy's is giving people a treat that is nourishing and that they can afford. That helps them spiritually and socially not just economically. They are treated with dignity, not like a charity case. The owner knows what he is doing. He can pay his bills and keep his community going for his part.

[@miguelinpiloto]

true words

[@patelparth]

She is wearing nike t shirt, 😮 how you said that she is poor?? Fake news

[@jennajewert]

Well said

[@nyakwarObat]

​​@@patelparthyou can get a second hand Nike t-shirt from oxfam for 3 quids. Drop the ignoramuses bs 🙄

[@anthonymitchell8893]

@@jennajewert well said .said the s---- t head 🚾🚾🚾🚾😅😄😄😎

[@98045]

I just don't understand why these people keep having kids if they cant afford to look after them.

[@CillBill94]

Contraception is expensive too...poor people generally have more kids than rich people

[@Gowster86]

@@CillBill94Women and men can get contraception for free. Family planning clinic give free condoms, i've had bags from them. Female contraception is free, as is vasectomy, which I have now had on NHS and was painless and went smoothly

[@barking_mad6649]

It's almost as if a lack of a quality education and upbringing can lead to poor life decisions.... Repeat and rinse over many generations and here we are.

[@wendycoombes5223]

Exactly

[@DanteLovesPizza]

Children = child benefits = money. She wouldn't get £2000 a month without children. Then when she has the children, she can complain about not being given enough to look after them to play the victim card. It's the Utopia of the Soviet Union. No one has to work, but everyone gets fed. Weirdly, the Soviet Union collapsed while working towards this Utopia, so I'm not sure what went wrong. Maybe, just this crazy theory I came up with, maybe, not working and getting everyone fed requires more than a belief in this left-wing ideology.

[@Dinadino994]

As a full time carer I survive on carers allowance & top up of 160 a month on Uc. I pay Council tax , rent top up , food & fuel . Cannot even afford to shop at charity shops .

[@Whom1337]

I’m a full time unpaid live-in carer on £70 a week. That just about covers lodge. These people shouldn’t suffer just because we do.

[@Ooooooh84]

Just to give insight to an actual situation, I'm English born and bred worked all my life in fencing and various trades in construction, not a drug addict or alcoholic recently found myself homeless, the local council, Bury Council's rough sleepers team accepted a duty of care after finding me sleeping under bridges, first allowing me to take shelter at night in a church for a couple of weeks, there was about 18 of us, to then putting us into emergency housing in a low budget hotel for 2 weeks, they housed 10 people all from Iran and other countries some of which have been on the land less than 6 months, to then revoking the stay or up-sit at the hotel and kicking us back onto the streets, one of the other lads also does construction the other a postman all English tax payers basically that are native to the land, it's ridiculous and now the housing are just blatantly ignoring our messages and putting the phone down mid conversation it's an absolute disgrace this country!!!

[@yamyam3905]

Some people working full time don't get that £2,000 a month . Wow .

[@Dave4444424]

4 kids so I reckon that's low.

[@yamyam3905]

@@Dave4444424 then don't have 4 kids .

[@gemmamudd7167]

2 grand a month I could live good on that I know people that work and get 1300 a month so 2 grand easy

[@neilhands1708]

On benefits and getting £2k per month, therefore will get help with rent, probably won't pay council tax, or get good subsidy, if working you would need to earn £3k a month, take home, to be the same level when all things equal. UK must be the most deprived G7 country.

[@Dave4444424]

@neilhands1708 is it possible that this woman or any man is better than you at your job but just weren't given the same opportunities you had? Does this person deserve less?

[@SteveJones-gz4vd]

So the lady with 4 children gets £24 Grand a year in pocket, that the same as earning a salary of £31k a year, that's not poverty

[@djdeemz7651]

I'm on 30k as an flt driver and thats a well paid FLT job where I live and yeah Im not skint and I'm a stoner

[@jamesd5767]

24k a year is very low. If you earn less than that in your job, then that is your problem. You need to know your value and what you are worth

[@1984Scholsey]

Don't forget they also get exemptions from council tax free destist etc etc

[@SteveJones-gz4vd]

That's 24 grand a tax in pocket along with other benefits@@jamesd5767

[@LinnJakobsson]

£700 Rent £180 council tax benefit £250 energy costs Hmm leaves £870 for food and costs for 4 kids . She truly living the highlife xP

[@SteveSteele]

If people are struggling to survive on state benefit - and often working ends up with less money - just imagine how hard it is surviving on a wage. I see and hear it all the time. People saying that they do not work because they are better of on state benefits. I agree they are. WHY IS THIS?! Why are wages SO LOW that people are better off not working. It is not an issues that state benefit are high, THEY ARE NOT. Its that wages are so low that people end up with state benefit (working tax credit) to top up their wage. WHY?! Why are companies being allowed to pay people such low wages???

[@andyt1948]

£2000 a month, I live alone, have 2 part time jobs, but 34 hours a week, I struggle with sleep, undiagnosed Aspergers, adhd, have alcohol issues, my heating is capped, house is freezing, and what help, benefits do I get?? FUCK ALL, WORKED, ALL MY LIFE, HAD MY OWN HOME, WELL PAID JOB, AND got made redundant!

[@nanocentral9610]

Fight for the support, don't just accept less because that's what your given, you are human like the rest. You should look into get payments for your adhd, work on getting the Asperger's diagnosed, if you read this and decide to fight to get the help you need then I wish you nothing but the best luck in doing so. We all deserve to have a heated home, food, and not struggle alone with an addiction to alcohol to help said problems. Good luck. 😊

[@angelaandersons7918]

However my advice is not to get more divisive, more hateful and more exasperating, that's just what the government. Those in authority want! x I did welfare rights, university politics, and I have severe health issues but I do try to push myself, but I am good to myself as well, its all well and good saying benefits this benefits that, but that money doesn't go far enough if you have additional needs,disabilities, cost of living, social care charges so carers etc,miscellaneous things like gardening, or repairs, because the housing association are useless, any kinda emergencies, any kind of debts, re payment plans, sanctions,clerical errors, mandatory reconsideration. The intestinal amount of stress dealing with all of the above, as councils. Charities are pushed to breaking point and then some x its exhausting x

[@angelaandersons7918]

​@@nanocentral9610couldn't have said it better myself x

[@t.p.oelectrical8679]

The guy with the chippy is a genuine bloke hats off to him

[@pholdway5801]

A full belly is so warming I agree but cut out smoking and one is happier still COUGHIN' NAILS

[@Ragglesnap]

Cheeky woman says she only gets £2,000 a month and can't afford things for her family. Nike clothing, tattoos etc, it's obvious she's getting too much. I never even saw that much money even while I was working. As a pensioner now, the basic pension is just over £800 a month. I have to pay half of the bills which amount to £280 per month. Not had a holiday in 18 years, hardly ever go out for a meal, (maybe 2-3 times a year) and my car is over 17 years old. Not complaining, just stating facts. I'm just sick to death of the lazy idle moaners who complain when they are given so much. Don't like it? Get a real job.

[@manosanastasiou4405]

Had a 180 to spend for Christmas n managed to save n keep 85 of it while that lady gets 2000 a month n universal credit is 320 a month

[@jamiecash6985]

That’s with her housing and council tax but still alot

[@LinnJakobsson]

lol @@manosanastasiou4405

[@RobertCollins-fq5tw]

Take away Chinese food everyday is expensive.

[@dorotabuta3108]

Yes sir , true !

[@georginab6995]

Bless this man👌🏼

[@nkycardcollector]

As an American, I'm appalled at the comments that feel 2k a month is enough to go around for a family of 5. In the US, the average family of that size spends £6.7k a month. I can't imagine having to support 4 children on what is essentially the monthly cost of just my mortgage.

[@IsraelStolePalestineLand]

It’s because we don’t have to pay for education or healthcare, that’s why our salaries are lower.

[@amz7290]

@nkycardcollector Its a long one this one lol, just wanted to give plenty of info, 2k a month in this town will get you a 3 - 4 bedroomed house to rent with a front and back garden, pay for all your utility's that's including internet and council tax, a good 3 - 4 weeks worth of food, and you'll have some extra for yourself too, this is with kids and extras living with you. I live here and have done for the last 31 years, and ngl but I have seen that woman around the town many times, it is just money management and lack of sense/education, she gets 2k a month, thats without her partner working too (Meaning they both don't work and are being given that from the government) Online shopping IS NOT cheaper than going around town shopping either. We have poor and posh areas around the town just like anywhere else, its just a much lower cost of living. Thing is with these videos they only film in the worst areas and exaggerate alot, most of the poorer folks that don't work do get help like income support & jobseekers allowance. I would say you do need to take into consideration with all this as well that we do have many differences to you guys over there in the USA too, like the comment says before mine, we have free education, free healthcare alongside this our taxes are taken care of by our place of work (unless your self employed) Our cars are cheaper to buy and run, gas is cheaper too, our rent is far cheaper, the price of things in shops will be that price when you pay for it, so if it says its £1 its £1 the vat is already added onto it. British Money has more value to it compared to the US dollar, this makes a difference too. (For example $6.7k converted into British pounds is £5,3k) Everyone here by law is to be paid a living wage when working also so theres no tipping system in shops/cafes ect. (There kinda is but its only in certain places, you don't and are not pressured into giving tips, you only do so if you really want to, it would be illegal to make people have to gain tips to earn a wage here, you get monthly wages and you keep your tips as extra) Its pretty much we are very similar to you guys in places, but we have a lot of differences in lifestyles, laws and culture too.

[@michelemaio8399]

Great point here

[@pinkyblinders7352]

You have a completely different way of living over there. We dont pay for education or healthcare. 2k a month should be just enough for her to live, she shouldnt be "struggling" as she put it. She doesnt work and the money is tax free benefits. Doesnt pay for childcare. She likely doesnt pay rent either, meaning all she needs is to feed and clothe the kids and herself. Then theres the fact that the area is significantly cheaper than most parts of the UK. This is just a lack of budgetting.

[@sjordan7085]

Nobody asked them to produce that many children. I grew up in the UK, but live in the PNW now, there are plenty of people in the US who also fail to budget, and/or I've within their means, or get a second job if necessary. It is not the responsibility of the State to support people who make poor choices. From the time, I could walk, I was taught good manners, and the principles of frugality. Such skills have served me well my entire life, and still continue to do so. I live like a queen on Social Securitiy.

[@thenavigator4493]

The man who owns the chippy is a hero 💙

[@DarkhorseSJ]

2 grand a month? Disgraceful. I work full time and I don't get that.

[@yvonneholmes2990]

Same here..its soul destroying

[@petersmith2522]

Nobody gets 2 grand a month on benefits lords however get that a week

[@nmw6674]

Does she expect sympathy for that? Same as you- I'm working full time, earn about the same as her on benefits, with some luxuries, running a car too, AND living in Leeds, which I can say, isn't cheap... So, no... little sympathy from here. Prices in my city are vastly over-inflated for what the city offers, namely rent and food extortion, so 2k monthly in Grimsby must be luxury. Adidas trainers?? Nice... 🤔🤫

[@petersmith2522]

And you pay for the lords hotels and meals daily

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

Maybe that includes rent,housing benefit, child allowance? I don't think she gets 2k cash.

[@oldfart9287]

I have had several properties with mould, H G mould spray really works well, plus opening windows and letting air circulate. I am retired and can only afford 2 hrs a day of heating so you lot with constant heat must be getting enough benefits. As for fish and chips for 3 quid, yes it is very a good deal but you can buy more food and cook it yourself for that price.

[@venki1349]

With current taxation in the UK, I'm struggling but zero help from government.

[@topviralclips_x]

£2000 a month on benefits! thats more than people take home on a 30K salary

[@russcooke5671]

No one gets two grand a month on benefits.

[@MissAndrande]

I was just about to say this too. The 2 of us working full time, I do 40h/w, husband does almost 50h/w and we both bring the total of £3100 a month. I don't think £2000 is little. I wonder if she needs to pay CT/rent etc.

[@PorkChopExpress86]

​@@MissAndrandesimilar numbers in my house. Not to sound harsh,but has she ever heard of family planning ?? 4 kids this day and age? Mental.

[@arthurpendragon1056]

She said she is also a paid carer for her son. If someone with a disabled child worked full time the cost of care would be a fortune. Besides which the value of having a sense of purpose, gained through employment is worth more than money! Don’t blame the people for this travesty of political shenanigans! The EU was a massive problem, blame the corrupt politicians but also blame the people who keep voting for them! Either colour it’s the same old shite

[@elizabethgarrity8399]

That was my first thoughts , it s a wonder she doesnt have a brand new invalidity car as well

[@ragingredhead9555]

I love the first guys humour. "The seagulls have flip knives. That's how rough it is!" 😂

[@marcdenniss43]

My mate Robbie,fu×ked his back up while in the army, now can't walk without crutches, he's a very funny bloke 😂

[@ragingredhead9555]

@@marcdenniss43 You tell Robbie that's he's a top bloke. I wish him all the best and I hope life treats him well. ☺️

[@PaulaXism]

The dogs round this way won't go out without crash helmets

[@alfsmith4936]

​@@marcdenniss43Did he get bummed? Vote reformuk 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Muswell]

You mean flick knives.

[@jamesmadison3108]

We in Singapore, living in hot humid throughtout the year. We for sure dont use heating but we turn on air conditioning instead.

[@troyshore3357]

Do they have kerosene heaters thru can use there ? Looks like it would help with heat and mold problems. Just wondering

[@cathbadmusic8489]

Working full time for national minimum wage, you'll get £1792 BEFORE tax and National Insurance deductions. If folks can receive £2000 in benefits, is it any wonder they're out of work?

[@markdavies3524]

Exactly

[@emmahowells8334]

I'm in Wales I'm disabled I don't get £2000 on benefits, it depends where you live too not everyone will get that on benefits that amounts isnt across the board. Plus that's not the reason why people don't work, its that people want a decent wage to live on and not just exist on.

[@TheVideoGamesHistorian]

That would include the amount they pay for her rent , The producer should have made that clear ,

[@Noname-oo9gn]

I'm on sick benefit and only get 420 a mth wish I did get 2000 amth I'd be living like a queen I live in Wales also we must be the forgotten.

[@stevenhull5025]

I agree. Why bother getting out of bed on a frosty morning when you don't need too. Let some other hard working mug do that.

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

Meanwhile London gets billions spent on new tube lines that make the journey 4 mins faster from paddington to the city

[@helmethead72]

And then there's HS2...

[@cornishhh]

When the line isn't having work done on it, or something has broken, or they're on strike.

[@bladeslaces9701]

London schools get more money, international investment all concentrated in South East. all those high salaries go into RENT ( the 1% love this). £2500 for a one bed flat.. £1 million for a three bed house.. Greed- o-nomics

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

@@helmethead72 HS2 didn't do anything for the North. I live in the North, 20 miles south of the Scottish border. The railhead for HS2 is 220 miles south of here.

[@user-ue6ej2sg9g]

I live in London and my pay doesn't even come near the benefits that woman is receiving for having four kids.

[@rkarin9860]

If this channel haven't already I suggest looking into North Devon (& Cornwall) for the poorest town in Britain! Although being known for it's beautiful scenery, the house prices, rent, council tax, water rates are extortionate in comparison to the seasonal minimal wage jobs. 22K a year is considered a good wage here!

[@MadelineRose-ep7fj]

Like the idea of diversification. Though times are difficult, there are many who care about their community and will work to help those in need. 😊❤

[@giorgosarifoglu953]

Total respect for that Chippy ❤. As a person that lives abroad but grew up in the UK it hurts to see this. It was fishing industries like that one that was the backbone of our nation....shame on those in power😢

[@cormaccarroll]

If he charged any more he wouldnt have any customers. Doubt hes doing it out of kindness.

[@giorgosarifoglu953]

@@cormaccarroll don't be stupid. Many restaurants close, very few fish n chips close ....a good portion of fish n chips usually goes for anywhere between 6-8£ depending on portion sizes and quality. He could easily charge the same, so using a brain you can possibly figure out his margins and possibly he owns the premises so costs are bit lower , fish is on the doorstep....so yes at 3£ a portion...it is called kindness and he's probably not even braking even. Don't try to be an arse about it. You see that people are suffering and trying to make ends meat and trying to give back to the community.

[@MrChintaro]

Stop having kids if you are poor FFS. Get married to someone proper who has a job and THEN have kids. And bloody well stay together as well. Don't split up your own family over an argument or boredom. This goes for men and women.

[@nickburton100]

I enjoy shopping there. Such a shame industry and the restaurants on the river front having disappeared.

[@Barbi9413]

The woman with monthly 2k needs education on how to manage finances, not more money.

[@hanahudcova891]

I don' t know how it is in England but 2000 is for her and 4 children they said. It is 400 per person. It doesn't look much to me. But perhaps she has daughters, not boys they eat more.

[@Barbi9413]

@@hanahudcova891 for food you can shop in aldi, lidl, etc. It wouldnt be enough for London area, but in countryside it should be. It is still a lot of money to spend and getting such huge benefit is extremely lucky. Lot of people in the uk only get a few hundred.

[@shanghaichica]

We don’t know how much her rent costs. If she is in private accommodation it can be quite expensive.

[@wthomas5697]

@@hanahudcova891There was also someone on disability she was looking after as well if I heard correctly.

[@vanimo88]

@@shanghaichica council house

[@rayvinloony2322]

Labour have opposed the stopping of boats 7 times, paying 8m per day to house the illegal chancers. Imagine what could be done for towns like Grimsby!!!!!!!🤬

[@roslynaubrey7766]

Exactly!!

[@rayvinloony2322]

@@roslynaubrey7766 They think more of grooming gangs. 🤬🤬

[@proffessorclueless]

It's the Tories that can't be bothered to process applications and put them all in Hotels instead. They are the ones that want the cheap labour and that's why they haven't stopped the boats. They would rather give money to business people like hoteliers, pretend PPE providers and other Tory party donors than spend it on the likes of Grimsby, Stockton and Stoke-On-Trent.

[@colinstephenson5386]

Hello rayvinloony I can imagine how you feel nearly , but I don’t get why you’re blaming The Labour Party, their not in power, the Tories have a massive majority, Labour can’t stop them from doin whatever they want ? Of course the conservatives want you and everyone else to hang the blame on someone other than them , Imagine if the Government used that 8 million to sort out if the refugees are genuine or not, then the ones that are they can put them to work , I’m from Birkenhead, I live now in the Netherlands, here the authorities have accepted 123,000 refugees by interviewing them, every one of them have to find a job and feed themselves , Britain’s wonderful Government won’t let the refugees look for work , instead they use them to stir up bad feelings amongst people as yourself, and in the meantime the Tories get a trouble free ride ,

[@mrmensa1096]

650K is LEGAL migration, 50K illegal (boats and lorries) - the Mainstream Media and govt distract the real issue - always talking about boats !!!!!

[@martindavis3393]

I live in Grimsby and have done for the last 30 years. I work full time for a reputable accountancy and payroll company. I only take home £1,600 a month. But, unlike these people, I am not living on the street. My "meagre" monthly salary not only pays for our food and clothes it also pays the mortgage, all of the insurances, all local taxes and utilities and I still have enough left over every month so that I can save up for home improvement projects. I am extremely grateful to have this job and the money it brings in and cannot understand why people who receive twice as much as me are struggling and are considered destitute. The problem is not one of money, but one of attitude.

[@timbrown1897]

drugs alcohol smoking betting tattoos are costly items and spending most of your money on this is a reason for food Banks I earnt €43 a week I had a food bank parcel because I was employed by myself and doing 64 hrs a week I still had to pay the council tax did not have heating and went to a friend's house for a bath some are more deserving than others

[@jaynesenior7603]

I worked a 48 hour week and my take home wage was far less then £2k , I’m now unfit for work due to PTSD and can’t afford to live

[@twistedsister2568]

Her £2000 a month in benefits is more than I get each month for working 40 hours a week. I get no help to pay the heating bill or anything else, it stinks.

[@paulgreen1821]

Well said. The entitlement of the woman was off the scale.

[@emmahowells8334]

Not everyone on benefits will get that amount, it depends where you live, plus she has kids too, if she didn't have kids she would not get that amount. I'm disabled and I don't get that much, not even close to that amount and I have no kids.

[@adamglu20]

Im getting £1650 a month in full time job after tax ( £11,24 per hour ) and I struggle living in Hull. Food horrendously got more expensive for sure

[@PaulaXism]

@@adamglu20 I'm going to play your tory world game.. Get a better job then..

[@JohnDuffy-bq8wg]

As far as the rubbish and dereliction, I live in a council estate in Northampton which is a pretty poor town but my small council estate is kept spotless by the people that live there no litter no anti social behaviour, I walked across the nature reserve to an identical estate about a mile from me, it was in lovely countryside overlooking a golf course, rubbish everywhere graffiti, remains of a burnt out car and just looked terrible, people have a duty to look after their own area, I and most others who live by me litter pick and keep our area tidy, you cannot blame the council or politicians for the mess that is made and ignored by the residents, who would want to set up a business or invest in an area that the residents treat as a slum

[@neilj3310]

There's no such thing as a bad area, just bad people in them

[@robkelly9258]

Spot on!

[@robdubz1510]

Exactly my mum lives in flat 10 min walk away the area dirty, i live near a station but my road is suprisingly clean depends on the people anywhere.

[@ryancassidy1501]

Couldn’t agree more. It’s the people that make the place, from my own experience.

[@rubyjames3105]

i agree, I was raised poor in little more than a shack that barely kept out the cold, but we were clean, our yard was clean. I'm not lazy and I bet you aren't either, people need to have some pride no matter their situation.

[@captjamestk]

Mr Mathews, well done Sir!!

[@valentinadannunzio]

About the condition of the houses... you could make the same documentary about flats here in London. Paying a rent nearly as high as your income, we have to put bubble rap and cartons all around the windows and on the windows to don't allow the cold getting in... it seems a refugee camp being inside our flat 😅 and we pay nearly as much as the first woman in benefits earns... ...

[@jerrys4466]

What blows my mind is why these poor folks have so many children if you can’t afford them don’t have them 🤯

[@HaramXL]

"I thought I was in lurrrrve" every kid

[@pauljansen6650]

Been to Africa? 😂

[@stevennguyen1586]

Generally poorer households have more kids because of their higher death rate. We typically associate more kids as more free time, which can be true in some circumstances, but in general cases it is to mitigate the number of kids lost.

[@abdulwahabshahzad8577]

@@pauljansen6650 yoiu do know that africa is a continent and not a country and there are rich people in african countries aswell.

[@GonzoJamie]

They have time on their hands so naturally mate together multiple times a day.

[@barney3417]

2K a month for doing nothing, I've worked for 25 years and my pension is less!! and im supposed to feel sorry!!!

[@coastliner5848]

Well said - £2000 a month for sitting on their @rse all day when they should be working & still they moan!

[@unguidedone]

3 gbp == 3.81 usd 1 pound dried beans 1.24 1 pound dried rice 00.97 (if your hard out) but the basics should be: oatmeal potatoes cabbage dried peas onions/carrots/ celery kasha +above pork or beef pelmeni for special occasions you can make healthy versions of shchi without using meats or sausage to lower the cost, you can also make your own bread so you have something to eat along side any soups you might have. lived on that for years on the cheap zero health effects and does not break the bank. eating fish and potatoes is wasteful if you can make food yourself at reduced cost. the intention was good to lower fast food fish prices but it does not help. fast food is the most expensive food.

[@Jean-ti2mj]

So plant based food. Pork n beef on special occasions yeh rite no wonder people are anemic n B12 deficiency n minerals deficiency

[@unguidedone]

@@Jean-ti2mj im actually healthy and the food costs are very cheap. the basic idea is lots of vegetables and dried pantry items like rice beans lentils oatmeal potatoes split peas whole peas for just about any dish. potatoes are a complete food for protein and carbs and beans + rice is the same idea. it really keeps the cost down. its true you can be b12 deficient so just take a pill once a week and your ok. i know people who have heart disease or diabetes and lacking a bit of b12 is not a bad deal.

[@rosarose3443]

Absolutely agree. We are gluten intolerant and have to cook all our meals and this is exactly how we eat. Meat is a treat on weekends. Also, we do not buy any brand names. When using the cooker we make enough for a couple of meals and freeze. In regards to vitamin B12 we eat lamb's liver, chicken, eggs, cheese, natural yoghurt, sardines. We eat green leafy vegetables, spinach, cabbage, sprouts, broccoli and cauliflower, peas , carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, potatoes, salad, onions and garlic. Apples, oranges, bananas. Lentils, chickpeas, kidney beans, baked beans, butter beans. Porridge oats. Soya milk. We do not eat takeaways, fast food or chip shop. A Chinese takeaway for 2 costs the same as half our shopping for a week.

[@unguidedone]

@@rosarose3443 a trip to mcdonalds now costs 30 dollars for 2 big macs, 2 medium fries, 2 medium sodas. ya fast food is not economical but then again it never was because the food is designed to be cheap and addictive making it a money trap. if you take the money and not eat out and just invest in the snp500 vs buying gold you have annualized return rates of 15% (snp500) vs 5.5% (gold) but you still get a return because your not damaging your health or wasting it on fast food.

[@uranusismightybig5111]

Mr. Stan Mathews, mad respect, mate❤️

[@derekmain9914]

£2k a month in benefits and 4 kids tells you everything what’s wrong with this country

[@coastliner5848]

Hear hear!

[@UADefence]

Facts. No one seems to be talking about that though….

[@CosminHD1]

I work around 200 hours a month and I don't earn £2000 after tax...

[@derekmain9914]

Looking at this woman what education or qualifications does she have to earn £2k after tax ? I tell you what she has No education but knows how to breed and play the system like a lot of people in these places

[@LordYoshanti]

exactly these people are just lazy@@derekmain9914

[@Dann9x834]

Funny thing that working class people don't get enough support from government. If you poor and you don't work government will try help you but if you work you won't get any support. But you are paying taxes. This is madness.

[@millwallholdings]

And will be even worse under Labour and Starmer

[@cesarrenteria914]

Interesting documentary. Cesar Pearland, Texas

[@exhibitit724]

Love from India 🇮🇳 All the best 😢

[@jkfuntime0]

They aren't poor. I'm shocked to hear people getting benefits of F* 2K a month, and we don't get a single penny while still working hard enough to earn a mere £1500-£1600 a month.

[@Wurwa45]

You need to retrain and try and increase your income. Sorry but 2k is a very low amount for 4 children. You should not be envious of that You should be mad at companies that think paying you 1500 a month is ok while they make huge bonuses.

[@FreeWhilly734]

They know poor people just spend it on drugs and booze. If they let normal people, the 30 million have 2000 a month inflation would go insane. Unfortunately they need to control that 30 million by making it look like we need all your money to support these people. It's bs really just about controlling the average man just you wait in 10 years time when there's another 7 million people chasing what you want to buy each month.

[@petem.3719]

Why do you work for half the national average income? You need a better job, not complain that other people don't suffer enough. If you must complain, take it to your boss, and to whoever it is that writes laws allowing people to be paid slave wages.

[@stephaniela4009]

I made 1600/month working full time as a doctor in my first few years

[@paulinehalkyard9312]

Petem is talking through his ar.. 😂😂😂😂

[@nathanleigh3486]

Mathew's chippy being the real hero of this documentary. You can tell that bloke cares about the community getting a warm meal in their belly for as cheap as he can manage. Great example to a community.

[@joefitzgeraldify]

A dehumidifier gets rid of condensation, not cranking up the heat.

[@ElizabethWarrenYeahYeah]

At £21 a week for a good meal once a day, it's liveable. Coffee and toast for breakfast, skip lunch and you're fed for under 30 quid a week

[@sisyphussapprentice8976]

£2000 a month and you can't manage???? Wait till you become a pensioner dear, then you will know what "can't manage" means.

[@alexandrabellerose3550]

with 4 kids it is quite bad though - it's her lifestyle choice ofc, but people need to wake up kids are expensive (more expensive than adults) and that 2000gbp for 4-5 people is nothing. Ironically she is still better hugging that 2000gbp than go work 30-40hrs in shite job like me and get even less like 1405gbp. System is messed up beyond belief breeding is more profitable than working

[@AngelLund]

I'm on the sick too, 298 every 2 weeks. I really wish I could work. If I get hate speech I agree with it, I would rather work than struggle like I do D:

[@sisyphussapprentice8976]

@@AngelLund I have no problem at all in making sure those who CAN NOT work are supported fully, (which obviously they aren't). The problem we have is that those who can work, but choose not to, are ruining the system for the genuine claimant. I don't know the answer, but we pay a lot of people a lot of money to find a solution, yet they seem to be an abject failure at doing so. (Like everything else this wretched government are supposed to run).

[@EK-fl8yz]

Why have so many children if they can’t afford them ?

[@jaswinderkaursaggu9054]

Oh my god get more than me. Wake up at 3.50am-1pm at Heathrow 1pm -11pm and fr six days.😢 gt £500 pounds less thn her. A month shame on thm

[@ileanamuntean7338]

Shameful, meanwhile the NHS is recruiting from abroad and the construction industry does the same.

[@robertdavies8305]

Agree. It comes down to if you want to work or live off the state. You have to work hard for a job and then work hard to keep the job. I came out of the military and promised a job. Got home the company I was going to work for told me that there was no job for they were laying off. I looked around and found work. At first, it was not much but gave me a leg up to find a better job. I eventually ended up being a structures technician and am now retired. My wife worked as well. Never looked back. Still being offered jobs even though retired.

[@alexedwards6509]

@@robertdavies8305 If you are now retired, I'm guessing that the Britain you were employed in was completely different to the Britain of today. Were people given jobs ahead of you because you are white or male or straight? Did wealthy scumbags with actual privilege vilify you for having pretend white privilege? Were the government actively working against training you in order to bring in workers from abroad? How is it that we have record numbers of people going to college but can find absolutely no skilled workers?

[@Raven-nx8dr]

Shameful is your government. They f***ed this up, and them alone!!

[@nikewilson1554]

​@@robertdavies8305would you sooner be a structure's technician or a rock star

[@IbnSaifi]

shameful that young people in this country have no interest in working, and would rather in on the dole their whole lives

[@pickleinspector5948]

The wild thing is that the avg £22K a year salary is R515 390 in South Africa. This would put you at the top end of middle class income levels here. You'd need at least an honours level Uni Degree to get a job that pays that here... It's wild the level of benefits people get in the UK. It is extremely exploitable. We get noting in my country

[@mrn234]

And i would guess the cost of living in SA is way smaller than in the UK or any other European or North American Country. So whats wild about it?

[@lyamorian767]

Those two countries have a completely different price level, so not comparable.

[@Ineedahandle75]

They should be given vouchers for food because most just squander their benefits on huge amounts of alcohol and lottery tickets.

[@roubellabegum5737]

I'm a fulltime secondary school teacher and a single parent of two children and I live on less than £1800 a month after tax, £2k a month on benefits without being taxed is not struggling.

[@TheBritishSteelbookGuy]

Sadly, not many jobs in Grimsby now due to Brexit.

[@RK-ep8qy]

tbf she has 4 kids and one is disabled who knows

[@francescapowell1538]

Benefits are taxed. Not by much but they are and go towards NI which goes towards state pension. State pension may not be given in the end though as benefit claimants may not have enough NI points/credits, or they will get the lowest amount. Many will cry when it get to retirement age. Especially, if they’ve not saved towards a personal pension pot.

[@002lisamarie]

Exactly.

[@rudolfclemens8798]

I am a single pensioner and i live in a little remote village with 1.400 £ in Germany, we are getting told: in one of the richest countries of the world. I raised 3 children as the sole breadwinner. With this little money I could not live in the big towns where I once earned my Money like Frankfurt, Freiburg, Berlin. I don't complain on my life but I feel there is increasing injustice and misery all over Europe at the moment.

[@lorrainebennett7528]

Bless the chip shop owner, He keeps the price low and just covers his costs but he is helping the local people. When people on benefits are receiving more than working people it's hardly an incentive to work.

[@2Sugarbears]

I agree. He is feeding the hungry, Those of us who aren't should aplaud him for his goodness.

[@mikemccaine4229]

I like the way he says "people can get a warm meal" not "a hot meal" lol

[@resnica3557]

@@mikemccaine4229 , Evidently that gent surely knows how to care for himself, knowing that 'hot' meals causes esophagus ulcer and cancer over time, while warm meal does not, besides making one feel warm at the stomach. A rahter sophisticated and mature gent!

[@bg1616]

@@resnica3557 I doubt he meant that lol 😆 probably though warm sounds more comfortable in general.

[@jemimallah]

perhaps prospective employers should offer more than poverty wages then.

[@davidevans3822]

I lived near Grimsby (Keelby/Great Coates) when I was a kid and my parents left in the early 2000s, and bluntly it was always a bit of a dump. It may be worse now but "prosperous town" doesn't ring any bells with me. There were well paying jobs in places like Immingham, but Grimsby itself has been in obvious decline for half a century. I really don't understand why people stay; it's not like the weather, scenery or...anything, make up for the lack of opportunity.

[@Whatt787]

The King and Queen won't go near Grimsby

[@WhoShortsVids]

@@Whatt787 nor should they, right state of a place

[@Chainsw-wm1pf]

serves an award. As a business owner he is clearly prioritising the needs of the local people over his profit

[@m.haslam8495]

I would love to have £2000 coming in every month and other things paid for on top of that. All for doing virtually nothing. Absolutely ludicrous.

[@rachelkristine4669]

So is sending BILLIONS to Ukraine, Israel & Rwanda! 😂

[@debbietaylor5183]

You do realise that woman full time carer for disabled child she not sat home doing nothing

[@bg1616]

@@rachelkristine4669 So is what?

[@mrsIan75]

Unless that woman's child is so severely disabled that he/she is confined to bed as like a child I once knew with cerebral palsy (known as a spastic back in the day) then the child will still attend school. And she didn't mention that was the case. I too have a disabled child but we don't use that as an excuse.

[@juliamartins7478]

Exactly, I'm a student, living alone, working and studying full-time. After paying my bills, I'm left with just £250 per month. I survive on chicken nuggets and ready-made salads. No holidays, no drinks, no going out at all. And these people are getting £2000 tax-free, they don't work, they don't pay rent and yet have the audacity to complain that they are poor? Put these people to work, a bunch of lazy benefit leeches

[@christianbolt5761]

Don’t help these actual Brits , but house random migrants who could care less about the country. Just as screwed up as the States.

[@mrmensa1096]

- 650K is LEGAL migration, 50K illegal (boats and lorries) - the Mainstream Media and govt distract the public from the real issue - always talking about boats !!!!!

[@_islamization]

Better do something and go to prison than living on the streets!

[@seanpittaway5341]

Couldn't care less! Could care less means they do care some and they don't.

[@jdog2345]

And Canada! It’s time our government s take care of their citizens.

[@Malfoy1594]

You reap what you sow.

[@davideriolhickman876]

Some of the living conditions are little different from some of Orwells descriptions of conditions in Road to Wigan Pier

[@william_marshal]

What Cheryl needs is a dehumidifier, then she can keep her windows closed and the warmth stays in the house and the dehumidifier will deal with the condensation.

[@wmr9019]

£2,000 a month on benefits ??? The first woman in this film is getting more money than me and I got work full time , I have to pay full council tax etc etc and I am not getting any cost of living money from anywhere she is better off than me !!!!!

[@adamweston4152]

And she admitted that she spends the money set out for her disabled child on other things and not the child!!! That's criminal.

[@imbonkers3629]

£3 for fish n chips so the rest of us are being ripped off £8 by me n no mushy peas 🙄

[@robinburn4974]

It's called business

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

Rather get ripped off than live there tbh

[@neilloughran4437]

Because he has his own fish business going at the docks... 99.99% of all chippies don't have that.

[@timpearce3314]

and here lies "the problem!" some mums rely on the good ol, takeaway, they won,t cook a good ol, meal with potatoes, and vegetables even if it was "bangers and mash, and gravy ,you could feed a family for less than £5!! it,s time to educate these folk, the takeaway industries can see this and put their prices up knowing that "the lazy ones" will keep coming,! they claim to be poor but in all of my working life 50 years, (now retired) I never took home more than £250 a week! and had a mortgage! it,s their surroundings that are poor ,not the people,🤔🤔🤔....

[@mandybradley3079]

Wonderful fish and chips owners. Caring that others get a warm meal.😊

[@user-ow3xu3go1g]

I have heard of a local restaurant that will give out a free meal here and there, if a needy person asks for it. They don't advertise this because they don't want it to be a reg thing, they can't afford to just give their food away.

[@tonyjones9442]

£22k is a fairly high income for North Wales. Our poverty here is masked by natural beauty and the wealthy Cheshire set. So we can sympathise with Grimsby.

[@sunshine-qk8qe]

My husband and i worked all our lives , but because we were born before 1953 , we only get the basic state pension , which is one hundred and sixty pounds less than the new state pension per month , for those born after 1953 . We get nowhere like two thousand a month like this lady . 3

[@tonyjones9442]

@sunshine-qk8qe well I go to work 40 hours a week and don't get £2000 a month. With exception of working in London, £2000 after tax is a salary most people would love to have.

[@tubefreakmuva]

Disabled Child

[@Dave4444424]

Alas there are millions that are forgotten and when you do get yourself out of a situation you find yourself dealing with issues that have been pushed to one side just to surviive.

[@libertasdemocratiam887]

​@@sunshine-qk8qeWhat is the area like where you live? Because that's the biggest issue here, not individual wealth but the wealth and investment of the entire area.