Inside Britain’s £48 Billion Benefits Scandal | Dispatches | Channel 4 Documentaries

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With the recent rise in working-age people on sickness benefits - many of them under 35 - Dispatches asks what's driving the surge? First shown: 2 Dec 2024 00:00 Introduction 01:21 Long-term sickness benefits rise 07:41 Fit notes from doctors 11:16 Manchester job crisis 16:00 Keighley, West Yorkshire 21:04 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire 26:29 The doubling of sickness benefits 33:18 Salford locals 40:21 Welfare system in crisis SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/Channel4Documentaries?sub_confirmation=1   About #4Docs: Welcome to Channel 4 Documentaries; the home of cutting-edge factual content, from the award-winning 24 Hours in A&E and Police Custody to provocative and powerful original true stories. Our True Crime series bring you mind-blowing tales of real crimes and unbelievable murder cases, and the investigative Untold and Dispatches delve into current affairs. Join the detectives piecing together the clues and pursuing criminals at every corner, see stories of life, love, and loss unfold in some of Britain’s busiest A&E departments, explore social injustice with Kathy Burke, and even more! All you have to do is subscribe to our channel, right here on YouTube. Check out some of our grittiest playlists: Untold: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y052N7fKqqI--hgoqi375K614 24 Hours In A&E: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y051uPem0F3XQTWc02q_H8e6t Must-Watch Originals: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y052A6nVxPmIM3ZWU2zCHShzI   Kingpin Cribs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y050X-Az-2N-XuFE0Le3ivCrG   24 Hours In Police Custody https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y051cnB1ckaz3Z0oxSMVRsG7J Love Against The Odds: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y050ubK3hWmMNgWyBxhrdwrOP What Everyone Is Watching: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y051kjiim3ZRb1C2AJgex9jCI Ask The Mask: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y051WUgY7TE9y6oSsBoJ0uy5o 999: What’s Your Emergency? https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y053jTqWFOr9hpeU-1Af3z17l Dispatches Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y052qcnyY1SQNUIXYP7tgVSdo True Stories: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiC_gpE7y051TAP_WXaYv6ydC0o3FABRC Stream on #Channel4