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Saints and Scroungers

Factual: Life Stories

Factual: Money

Factual: Crime & Justice

Series looking at benefits thieves and the people who actually deserve government help.

Series following fraud officers as they bust the benefits thieves stealing millions of pounds every year, while charities and councils track down people who actually deserve government help.

Saints and Scroungers: Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

Matt Gordon

Dominic Littlewood

Saints and Scroungers: Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions: Episode 13: Hynes/Food Twins

Episode 13

Episode 13: Hynes/Food Twins

Series 2 - 30 Minute Versions

Hynes/Food Twins

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The story of the fraudster who stole 25,000 pounds of benefits from the council.

Series looking at benefit fraud. The story of the fraudster who stole 25,000 pounds from the council, all the while owning property and running an international import company.

Dominic Littlewood presents a series looking at the work of fraud investigators searching out benefit thieves and meets the people they are stealing from - the genuine claimants. 

This episode features the story of the fraudster who stole 25,000 pounds from the council to pay her rent and council tax, all the while owning property and running an international import company selling ties! 

Plus, when Corinna and Nick Lunn's twins were born with a rare illness that meant the wrong foods could cause brain damage, they were desperate for help. Thankfully, a charity took up their case.

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Series looking at benefit thieves and those who deserve government help. Revised repeats.

A look at the work of fraud investigators who bring benefit thieves to justice, and the genuine claimants who deserve government help. This series contains revised repeats.

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

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