Summary:

Richard Bilton compares the lives of the jobless in 1910 with their modern-day counterparts. A century ago single mums lived on the brink of starvation - now our costly benefits system means that children do not go hungry. But has the welfare state created new problems? And as the government embarks on the biggest shake-up of benefits for a generation, what lessons can we learn from research into unemployment carried out a hundred years ago?

Rating:

A Life Without Work

Status: Ended

First Aired: 2010-10-22

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Episode Name : Episode 2

Airdate: 2010-10-29

Episode Number: 2

Type: regular