Three long-term unemployed families on benefits will each be given a cash lump sum of £26,000 upfront (the current maximum amount of benefits given in a year to most families) in return for signing off. Will the families have what it takes to escape the benefit trap and start a business or get a job? Or will they just blow the lot?
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Adam and Leanne's fledgling gardening business has some painful lessons in store. Having bought a burger van, Fred questions whether she and Dan have been sold a puppy. Sophie has no choice but to press on with her battle to save the family home.
Sophie must put her dressmaking business on hold after being evicted by her landlord. Fran and Danny's dream of buying a burger van is within reach, but at what cost?
Having been living hand-to-mouth for years, Danny takes the windfall to do something special for mum-of-five Fran.
Empty-nester Lorraine is finding the new family dynamic a shock. Adam is super-eager to get back to work, Kim's tanning business has really taken off, and Donna is still trying her best to make the cut.
Lorraine gets her trading licence and proceeds to set up her children's clothing stall, but will Romford's discerning market-goers like what they see?
Six Unemployed families and individuals, including a Romford grandmother and Southend single mother, are paid a cash lump sum in return for giving up benefits.
Three long-term unemployed families on benefits will each be given a cash lump sum of £26,000 upfront (the current maximum amount of benefits given in a year to most families) in return for signing off. Will the families have what it takes to escape the benefit trap and start a business or get a job? Or will they just blow the lot?
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