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Following teenagers who are all surviving on under £10 a day.

Following teenagers dealing with the pressures of growing up with one similarity - they are all surviving on under £10 a day.

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Follows Wes as he tries to move out of his mum's home and find a job.

Following young people as they tackle the issues associated with poverty. This looks at Wes as he tries to move out of his mum's home and find a job so he can support his son.

Filmed over the summer of 2012, each programme highlights one young person as he or she tackles some of the issues associated with poverty. 

Wes lives with his mum but it is not a long-term solution - she has mental health problems and he needs to have his own independence. He attempts to go to a hostel by declaring himself homeless but it doesn't get him the flat he wants. Instead he ends up chilling with his mates. The one thing he does devote himself to is his two-year-old son - but helping out with the finances is tricky, and he is not in a relationship with the baby's mum. He wants to find a paid position to help out more, and avoid the pitfalls of street life.

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Following young people as they tackle the issues associated with poverty.

Filmed over the summer of 2012, each programme highlights one young person as he or she tackles some of the issues associated with poverty.

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