Saints and Scroungers
TV ShowTitle | Saints and Scroungers |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Aug 10, 2009 |
Release date of last episode | Mar 8, 2013 |
Genre | Documentary |
Production country | United Kingdom |
Production companies | Splice Post |
Series status | Returning series |
Seasons count | 3 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 54 |
Run time | 60, 45 min. |
Saints and Scroungers is a British television programme about welfare benefits. It is broadcast on BBC One and is currently presented by Matt Allwright since 2013, although the show was originally presented by Dominic Littlewood from 2009-2012. It focuses on two groups of people: the vulnerable who need help and those who help them 'saints' and fraudulent claimants 'scroungers'. The series is repeated in the UK on Crime & Investigation Network.