The Poorest Town In Britain: "We Live On Nothing And We're Just Surviving"

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2024
  • It’s a weekday morning on Grimsby’s East Marsh estate - where residents are beginning their day in the poorest part of the nation. Of course, that’s not to say everyone here is living on the poverty line - but the data is striking.
    The average annual income for an entire household here sits at just £22,000 a year. That’s over £10,000 less than the UK national average - and almost a staggering £86,000 below London’s affluent Clapham area - which has the highest in the country at just above £108,000.
    For hundreds of years this port town in North East Lincolnshire on the River Humber estuary punched well above its weight.
    It’s fishing industry became known around the world - and at one point the town became the largest and busiest fishing port on earth. But after the industry started falling - poverty came next.
    And with the fish gone - the town changed with Job losses, low wages and a lack of infrastructure.
    Today average annual household incomes in the town’s East Marsh are the lowest of anywhere in England and Wales - making it the poorest part of the country.
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  • @jakkuwolfinsomnia8058
    @jakkuwolfinsomnia8058 11 місяців тому +6190

    She’s not struggling on £2k a month, that’s more than most people make a month working full time

    • @GhaliGohar
      @GhaliGohar 11 місяців тому +232

      This is why I'll never work 😅

    • @bonifaciobonifacia8679
      @bonifaciobonifacia8679 11 місяців тому +559

      What, complaining with 2k£ a month? A pension. So entitled.

    • @istvanglock7445
      @istvanglock7445 11 місяців тому +341

      As the video says - average household income in Grimsby £22,200/year = £1850/month.

    • @andrewjoyner4133
      @andrewjoyner4133 11 місяців тому +470

      @@Steve_Sharpe But I don't think he is wrong about the struggling (or not struggling) on 2k a month.
      Either she is bad at budgeting or spending it on alcohol or drugs.

    • @jaylaw6970
      @jaylaw6970 11 місяців тому +372

      Many on benefits elsewhere live on less than 1k month. That woman is rich compared to many benefit recipients.
      I know one, no tv, no booze, no holidays or new clothes/goods, collect rainwater for toilets, cleaning etc because meter water is very expensive, no heating etc....
      This nation was screwed when euro took all the manufacturing and govt invested in cheap short lived goods providers like China and India, instead of business here

  • @terra2805
    @terra2805 9 місяців тому +1223

    That chip shop owner deserves an award. As a business owner he is clearly prioritising the needs of the local people over his profit. You just don't see that kind of nobility anymore. People are far too greedy, self absorbed and inconsiderate to care. He is the kind of man that gives you hope. God bless him.

    • @michaelannetts5839
      @michaelannetts5839 9 місяців тому +41

      He absolutely does - what a top bloke.

    • @R00063Rt
      @R00063Rt 9 місяців тому +14

      Absolutely, but it's also capitalism - as soon he takes 9£ he doesn't have any business anymore.

    • @R00063Rt
      @R00063Rt 9 місяців тому +17

      ​@@lolakauffmann This" building of a niche" is still more present in Britain than the rest of western Europe. It vanishes at increasing speeds. Family small businesses disappear on daily basis because of political decisions that make them unsustainable and give insurmountable business benefits to multinational companies. All over western Europe and America.

    • @warriorjgamer
      @warriorjgamer 9 місяців тому +19

      Truly is a prime example of a good Samaritan

    • @stephenholmes1036
      @stephenholmes1036 9 місяців тому +22

      A decent man

  • @Dave4444424
    @Dave4444424 11 місяців тому +3677

    Respect to that chippy, it's doing more for the country than our polititians.

    • @tubefreakmuva
      @tubefreakmuva 11 місяців тому +77

      So well said

    • @_islamization
      @_islamization 11 місяців тому +52

      Better do something and go to prison than living on the streets!

    • @s.l669
      @s.l669 11 місяців тому +66

      It’s doing more for the country than me and my mates who served in the army

    • @cargumdeu
      @cargumdeu 11 місяців тому +18

      @@_islamization No, it's worse. For your soul. One reason why there's so many rough sleepers in Grimsby is because the people are generous.

    • @cargumdeu
      @cargumdeu 11 місяців тому +28

      @@s.l669 that's not your fault, you signed up to protect the country in good faith.

  • @dbk9761
    @dbk9761 5 місяців тому +509

    2000 pound per month for not working is a staggering amount. That’s nothing to complain about.

    • @culturevulturepapi8948
      @culturevulturepapi8948 5 місяців тому +41

      when rent and bills are £1200 and then you have kids etc, it's nothing

    • @indigobuddy
      @indigobuddy 5 місяців тому +25

      if you live alone, yeah! but not with children

    • @culturevulturepapi8948
      @culturevulturepapi8948 5 місяців тому +4

      @@indigobuddy yeah, £2000 a month on my ones, I'm alright just about....but my rent in the UK and bills was £1000 on the outskirts of Birmingham!
      I know live on a paradise island and my rent and bills are 250-300 a month and I share it , so in reality £150 a month, fk the UK

    • @nolickspittle4753
      @nolickspittle4753 5 місяців тому

      Where rent is cheap too! That's tax free income!

    • @LeonOC123
      @LeonOC123 5 місяців тому +5

      @@culturevulturepapi8948she ain’t working.

  • @mattshipley570
    @mattshipley570 11 місяців тому +1504

    The Fish & Chip shop owner is a great example of True Northern hospitality. Working hard and Helping his local community because nobody else will. Respect

    • @gems8426
      @gems8426 11 місяців тому +28

      At that price how can you not help him keep his business running.

    • @thekeysman6760
      @thekeysman6760 11 місяців тому +4

      Without the improper usage of random higher-case, I'd agree with the OP.

    • @amberfur5750
      @amberfur5750 11 місяців тому +1

      Exactly

    • @andreward8510
      @andreward8510 11 місяців тому +39

      Can somebody please explain whats the point of having 3-4 kids when you can't provide for yourself? Whats the idea behind it?

    • @bigb853
      @bigb853 11 місяців тому +6

      He is good one, for sure. Keeps your faith in humanity alive. 💖💖

  • @Nashmil-xd2vr
    @Nashmil-xd2vr 11 місяців тому +1194

    I’m not denying that poverty is a real issue, but I’m shocked that people cannot afford to live on £2k a month? A little over 2k is what many skilled professionals like myself get AFTER paying taxes, pension, etc… And, sometimes I work up to 70 hours per week…Astonishing 😮

    • @IngramPetersJr-nr7rm
      @IngramPetersJr-nr7rm 11 місяців тому +96

      Living in London on 2k is abject poverty

    • @Mohammadreza-rp8oh
      @Mohammadreza-rp8oh 11 місяців тому +12

      We have this in iran too 🇮🇷

    • @Nashmil-xd2vr
      @Nashmil-xd2vr 11 місяців тому

      @@Mohammadreza-rp8oh The whole world is experiencing poverty whilst the politicians are getting richer and richer. In London, you can’t even live on wages given to junior doctors, lawyers, etc and people have to go to foodbanks.

    • @Nashmil-xd2vr
      @Nashmil-xd2vr 11 місяців тому

      @@IngramPetersJr-nr7rm It is what it is sadly… And, yet I’m skilled professional with a doctorate… The whole country is going down the hill. Search for senior lecturer salaries. Having said this, if I can’t afford to have kids,I will not have them…

    • @John-se3fm
      @John-se3fm 11 місяців тому +31

      And they get their rent for them aswell.

  • @martinmanifold2241
    @martinmanifold2241 11 місяців тому +1822

    If you cant survive on £2000 a month tax free ....there is something seriously wrong with your priorities

    • @liennguyen3825
      @liennguyen3825 11 місяців тому +6

      😂😂😂

    • @Grimzoid
      @Grimzoid 11 місяців тому +51

      Tattoos!

    • @timpearce3314
      @timpearce3314 11 місяців тому +149

      tobacco, booze, takeaways, and "other substances"??😱

    • @Jordan-zd2tx
      @Jordan-zd2tx 11 місяців тому +121

      It ain't going to dentists that's for sure

    • @emanuelevacca91
      @emanuelevacca91 11 місяців тому +107

      That highly depends on the cost of living. In England there's a widespread housing crisis where even a small, run-down flat in a poor neighborhood can cost you £1500 a month.

  • @santfekuss
    @santfekuss 5 місяців тому +664

    Natalie gets £2000.00 per month in benefits. I work 40 hours per week and take home less than that per month … disgraceful.

    • @Ineedahandle75
      @Ineedahandle75 5 місяців тому +54

      Donald gets over £2000 per month. Gets UC, PIP, mental health payments for "depression" which can't be proven or disproven. Pulls out the mental health card at every opportunity. Doesn't have to work or make any attempt to work. Rent is already paid. All bills paid. Gets over 2k a month and still runs out of money and complains about not having enough. Squanders it on stupid amounts of alcohol, tobacco, scratchcards, Nike trainers every week, he spends £150 a month on 3 different phone contracts, it's a total joke

    • @mrb6094
      @mrb6094 5 місяців тому +67

      I earn less than that from a full time job. I can manage to pay a mortgage and bills, run a car, and still have money left over for holidays and other nice things. If people are struggling on 2k a month they need to learn to budget.

    • @paddy1144
      @paddy1144 5 місяців тому +32

      And thats where your taxes are going and they wonder why thgese people dont want to get up at 7am toi work an 8 hour days to be poorer than they are doing nothing!

    • @denisescutt1865
      @denisescutt1865 5 місяців тому +30

      We scrape by on £1,300 per month. Both pensioners no benefits.

    • @paddy1144
      @paddy1144 5 місяців тому +11

      @@denisescutt1865 isnt the state pension a benefit?

  • @morbidsnails1913
    @morbidsnails1913 11 місяців тому +1052

    3 quid for fish, chips and mushy peas, wow.
    What a wonderful thing to do to help those struggling, well done that man, what a legend 👏

    • @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb
      @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb 11 місяців тому +39

      I'm sure he's still making plenty of profit. Other places charging £9 are just ripping people off.

    • @talex1625
      @talex1625 11 місяців тому +35

      In a world so full of greed, that man is truly inspirational 👏 👏 👏

    • @michaelharrison3602
      @michaelharrison3602 11 місяців тому +26

      3 quid you'll never find it in London for less than a tenner

    • @michaelharrison3602
      @michaelharrison3602 11 місяців тому +5

      I live in Clapham I'm on around 40,000

    • @josefmills3955
      @josefmills3955 11 місяців тому

      @@michaelharrison360240k Is nothing in London

  • @Ragglesnap
    @Ragglesnap 11 місяців тому +387

    Cheeky woman says she only gets £2,000 a month and can't afford things for her family. Nike clothing, tattoos etc, it's obvious she's getting too much. I never even saw that much money even while I was working. As a pensioner now, the basic pension is just over £800 a month. I have to pay half of the bills which amount to £280 per month. Not had a holiday in 18 years, hardly ever go out for a meal, (maybe 2-3 times a year) and my car is over 17 years old. Not complaining, just stating facts. I'm just sick to death of the lazy idle moaners who complain when they are given so much. Don't like it? Get a real job.

    • @manosanastasiou4405
      @manosanastasiou4405 11 місяців тому +4

      Had a 180 to spend for Christmas n managed to save n keep 85 of it while that lady gets 2000 a month n universal credit is 320 a month

    • @jamiecash6985
      @jamiecash6985 11 місяців тому +3

      That’s with her housing and council tax but still alot

    • @LinnJakobsson
      @LinnJakobsson 11 місяців тому

      lol @@manosanastasiou4405

    • @RobertCollins-fq5tw
      @RobertCollins-fq5tw 11 місяців тому +4

      Take away Chinese food everyday is expensive.

    • @dorotabuta3108
      @dorotabuta3108 10 місяців тому +1

      Yes sir , true !

  • @eightbitorbitYT
    @eightbitorbitYT 11 місяців тому +1119

    2k a month in benifits? Jesus Christ, why am I in full time employment?

    • @sdp76
      @sdp76 11 місяців тому +92

      Exactly, sometimes it feels like the government does stuff like this as some kind of divisive tactical ploy.

    • @marilynbrown5274
      @marilynbrown5274 11 місяців тому +53

      I agree. but please respect the name of JESUS CHRIST. Thank you.

    • @darkness5702
      @darkness5702 11 місяців тому +27

      @@marilynbrown5274Why?Jesus lives in all of our hearts, we need him more then ever. AMEN.

    • @Alison-t8b
      @Alison-t8b 11 місяців тому +67

      2 thousand a month. Disgraceful, this is why the country is in such dire straits, people don’t respect the word WORK or JOB anymore.

    • @bringbackdislikes3195
      @bringbackdislikes3195 11 місяців тому

      I disagree. How did he disrespect Jesus Christ?@@marilynbrown5274

  • @xmikerx666
    @xmikerx666 5 місяців тому +244

    So she's getting £2k per month in benefits plus the rent paid? Don't present her as a victim.

    • @liamcooke1859
      @liamcooke1859 3 місяці тому +20

      Getting paid more than I do after tax I pay my own rent work full time and yet she struggles...... give me a break

    • @BigSamWin
      @BigSamWin 3 місяці тому +11

      Take me to Britain please, affordable housing free healthcare paradise please

    • @fifab82
      @fifab82 2 місяці тому +2

      Where do you live?

    • @alandelbridge5979
      @alandelbridge5979 2 місяці тому +4

      she's doing ok

    • @user-ct8jz2hp5v
      @user-ct8jz2hp5v Місяць тому +1

      My brother just died in Blackpool the violence there is shocking and disgusting

  • @rappers5719
    @rappers5719 11 місяців тому +299

    Fair play to the chippy. That guy needs more recognition. Top man.

  • @sandriagutierrez2605
    @sandriagutierrez2605 11 місяців тому +349

    The man with the fish n chip shop blessed my heart! He’s not looking for a profit, and isn’t making one, but he’s very rich! Blessings to him, for his generosity, and kindness!!

    • @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb
      @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb 11 місяців тому +10

      Don't be naive, he WILL be making a nice profit. That was his 71 plate Audi SUV outside the chippy.

    • @Hellomynameis93
      @Hellomynameis93 11 місяців тому

      @@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb a 3.5 for a fish supper he could be making a lot more profit. Good on him for having a nice car.

    • @watchyojet
      @watchyojet 11 місяців тому +8

      The cheaper it is the more sales he makes hes a smart business man but who knows

    • @Dee_Ultimate_islamapho_bist
      @Dee_Ultimate_islamapho_bist 11 місяців тому +7

      @@watchyojet Yes but he will likely only just be breaking even selling food at those low prices. Fish alone probably costs him around £1.50 - £2 a piece when bought in bulk. Potatoes and Peas are cheap especially when bought in bulk however you've also got to account for all of the expenses (utility bills, rent, employee wages etc). Gross Profit is not the same as Net Profit.

    • @watchyojet
      @watchyojet 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Dee_Ultimate_islamapho_bist true

  • @markhoskins4996
    @markhoskins4996 11 місяців тому +230

    The Tories and Labour have destroyed everything.

    • @HaroldShipman25
      @HaroldShipman25 11 місяців тому +6

      No they haven’t

    • @petersmith2522
      @petersmith2522 11 місяців тому +30

      Both are wef controlled

    • @MarkFarrington-hb2ne
      @MarkFarrington-hb2ne 11 місяців тому +34

      They both have - totally agree with you but in truth they are the same party with the same political goals and it's not to represent ordinary working people

    • @margo.3466
      @margo.3466 11 місяців тому +24

      Both parties have been fed with a silver spoon/privallaged background.

    • @melgrant7404
      @melgrant7404 11 місяців тому +12

      Only tories in power

  • @smith3329
    @smith3329 Місяць тому +14

    Here in Canada, a senior gets by on less than £1300 a month. Our property and food is more expensive. This story really brings home what a disgusting situation we are in. 😊

  • @jamezdavis1984
    @jamezdavis1984 11 місяців тому +362

    Mathews chippy deserves a medal 🥇
    Honestly touched my heart to see such an honestly out for his community business owner in this day and age!

    • @ciaranoreillly3898
      @ciaranoreillly3898 11 місяців тому +1

      If I owned Matthews chippy I'd be similar. I'd charge £11 for fish and chips. But I'd also give to the peasants so long as they wore a jesters outfit, jumped up and down when I asked, and participates in bum fights.

  • @vapoureyes
    @vapoureyes 11 місяців тому +410

    The chip shop owner is an angel.
    A real caring gentleman.

    • @stevenhull5025
      @stevenhull5025 11 місяців тому +2

      A bit like Sunak

    • @sweeta17
      @sweeta17 11 місяців тому +5

      he is for sure . £3 is a very good price but some buy it daily which is then quite dear hence how do people afford it

    • @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb
      @blackporscheroadster-yw8hb 11 місяців тому +7

      They could make a home-cooked healthier meal for £2.50

    • @lislelisle5453
      @lislelisle5453 11 місяців тому +17

      He chats with the people too, with no judgement. He's like a priest bless him. Nice you noticed the positive, that say alot about your personality ❤️

    • @arnasuosis3375
      @arnasuosis3375 11 місяців тому +2

      @@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb explain how exactly?

  • @Seanmirrer
    @Seanmirrer 11 місяців тому +836

    We are a 6 figure income couple and had very little saved and not much cash lying around the preverbal".
    '...don't have $500 for an
    emergency" that was us. The big thing was debt all kinds of it, cars mortgage (although our home isn't a high price one), student loans for our kids, and of course credit cards.
    One day we just got sick of being broke and went total scorched earth and became frugal overnight. Paid it all off, it took almost 5 years but now we have no debt and this year our savings rate is 50% on basically the same income that had us perpetually broke. So for us it is mainly staying out of debt and watching our spending, at first it was a real effort to save in our HISA and 401Ks but now it's actually fun watching our money grow. No car or vacation or neighborhood is worth being broke or financially unstable.

    • @PennyBurdick318
      @PennyBurdick318 11 місяців тому +8

      Congratulations on taking the steps necessary to get yourself out of the financial bind you were in.

    • @Rhgeyer278
      @Rhgeyer278 11 місяців тому +5

      Facing your medicine can be difficult. However, with commitment, you'll ultimately reach a highly satisfying place. It's all about the actions you're willing to take.

    • @Annakrueger822
      @Annakrueger822 11 місяців тому +4

      Your financial journey is truly inspiring, and I'm currently striving to achieve the goals you've reached. Could you please share some tips to help others learn and navigate their own paths to financial success? Your insights would be invaluable.

    • @Seanmirrer
      @Seanmirrer 11 місяців тому

      Samuel Peter Descovich that's whom I work with

    • @Seanmirrer
      @Seanmirrer 11 місяців тому +2

      I believe everyone could benefit from having a personal financial advisor. They can assist you in reaching your customized financial objectives at any point, ensuring you remain profitable.

  • @stevenhull5025
    @stevenhull5025 5 місяців тому +157

    Two grand a month for not working?? Why do I bother to even get out of bed and work for a living??

    • @feelzgoodmane6517
      @feelzgoodmane6517 4 місяці тому +6

      Thank you! 2k per month is fine. I wonder how much of that has to go on rent and bills... very little I'm assuming... so her remaining money after expenditures will be higher than a lot of professionals.

    • @eskimokid666
      @eskimokid666 3 місяці тому +1

      just don't 😂 instead of them taking a cut of your money, they can just pay you all of it to do fuck all.
      me personally i don't like them, or society enough to contribute to it

    • @dcar6530
      @dcar6530 3 місяці тому

      @@feelzgoodmane6517 she has subsidy on rent

    • @deemetzger5779
      @deemetzger5779 23 дні тому

      They have money for tattoos of course

    • @Alejandro-bd6yy
      @Alejandro-bd6yy 4 дні тому

      Self respect.

  • @vivalaleta
    @vivalaleta 9 місяців тому +452

    The fish n chip shop family has hearts of gold.

    • @pholdway5801
      @pholdway5801 9 місяців тому +1

      And pocketsful as well

    • @youngbess1
      @youngbess1 8 місяців тому +7

      Bless the chippy owners! Feeding people over greed for money.

    • @MaureenMarshall-c5d
      @MaureenMarshall-c5d 7 місяців тому +1

      Respect ❤

    • @pholdway5801
      @pholdway5801 7 місяців тому

      @@youngbess1 So,...free chips then...?

    • @rossib6974
      @rossib6974 6 місяців тому +1

      The shop owner will be lucky to make 2000 a month alike complaining benefit scroungers and shop daily working hours for an average self employed is 10 hours 6 days a week .

  • @thenavigator4493
    @thenavigator4493 11 місяців тому +164

    The man who owns the chippy is a hero 💙

  • @vicflange5175
    @vicflange5175 11 місяців тому +178

    Many of us work and get not a single benefit, no help with fuel, no cost of living, no support at all!!

    • @danielclark863
      @danielclark863 11 місяців тому +11

      You need 4 kids!😂

    • @traceyunknown3677
      @traceyunknown3677 11 місяців тому +12

      That's unkind go by train then , like they do , stop judging , you do not know their situation...and one day you could be laid off work or in a situation as them. .. you begrudged them , there are ventrons who are also on streets no jobs, your very lucky to have one . .

    • @emmahowells8334
      @emmahowells8334 11 місяців тому +3

      ​@@traceyunknown3677Well said.

    • @Lukydada-15
      @Lukydada-15 11 місяців тому +5

      Why are you complaining? You voted for Brexit. That’s Brokeit for you

    • @emmahowells8334
      @emmahowells8334 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Lukydada-15 It has nothing to do with Brexit lol. When you lockdown an economy for 3 years, do you really expect the economy to be in good health, you're dreaming if you think it would be.

  • @glynmountjoy998
    @glynmountjoy998 5 місяців тому +65

    2 bloody grand a month!!!!!!!!!!!!! what the fuck is going on, no wonder no one wants to work

  • @SteveJones-gz4vd
    @SteveJones-gz4vd 11 місяців тому +239

    So the lady with 4 children gets £24 Grand a year in pocket, that the same as earning a salary of £31k a year, that's not poverty

    • @djdeemz7651
      @djdeemz7651 11 місяців тому +9

      I'm on 30k as an flt driver and thats a well paid FLT job where I live and yeah Im not skint and I'm a stoner

    • @jamesd5767
      @jamesd5767 11 місяців тому +13

      24k a year is very low. If you earn less than that in your job, then that is your problem. You need to know your value and what you are worth

    • @1984Scholsey
      @1984Scholsey 11 місяців тому +6

      Don't forget they also get exemptions from council tax free destist etc etc

    • @SteveJones-gz4vd
      @SteveJones-gz4vd 11 місяців тому

      That's 24 grand a tax in pocket along with other benefits@@jamesd5767

    • @LinnJakobsson
      @LinnJakobsson 11 місяців тому +16

      £700 Rent
      £180 council tax benefit
      £250 energy costs
      Hmm leaves £870 for food and costs for 4 kids . She truly living the highlife xP

  • @rogerwilson6367
    @rogerwilson6367 11 місяців тому +345

    So much for levelling up. When they said levelling up the North, they meant North London.

    • @Stuffandstuff974
      @Stuffandstuff974 11 місяців тому +41

      I think the word up was a typo. They just meant levelling the North.

    • @3D_Printing
      @3D_Printing 11 місяців тому +15

      Their north is Leeds and Manchester

    • @HarryFlashmanVC
      @HarryFlashmanVC 11 місяців тому +9

      ​@@3D_PrintingLeeds and Manchester isn't the North.... Northumberland and Cumbria are the north

    • @claredyson9936
      @claredyson9936 11 місяців тому +12

      ​@@HarryFlashmanVCanything north of London is the north. I was born in Manchester but lived most of my life in Northumberland and this county might as well be its own country!

    • @GregPodster133
      @GregPodster133 11 місяців тому +4

      Well said 👏 👌 👍

  • @greggbutler9344
    @greggbutler9344 11 місяців тому +74

    £2000 per month on benefits, no wonder this country is broken

    • @monteceitomoocher
      @monteceitomoocher 2 місяці тому

      That's very good money, i wouldn't be struggling on that, where is she spending thar cash, there's another side to these people's lives here.

    • @johndaniell887
      @johndaniell887 2 місяці тому +1

      I don't get that working full time

  • @derpinguin7003
    @derpinguin7003 5 місяців тому +98

    Not doing anything for 2k and still struggling? Thats just dumb. Why do people get kids if they arent able to support themselves?

    • @Astrobeer
      @Astrobeer 5 місяців тому

      Chippy throws in free twins on Friday nights with every double portion of cod and chips.
      (side order of mushy peas required to qualify for this offer. Please see website for full terms and conditions.)

    • @AverageCanadianStinky
      @AverageCanadianStinky 4 місяці тому +2

      to preserve indigenous british culture

    • @michaelandrews4783
      @michaelandrews4783 4 місяці тому

      Capitalists are too cheap to pay for the next generation of workers

    • @nigelbeaumont1109
      @nigelbeaumont1109 26 днів тому

      Because more Kids equals more benefits

    • @CompComp
      @CompComp 14 днів тому

      That's not how it works. Think of the one child policy in China. Most kids are accidents. Husband and I had a kid we couldn't afford on accident at 27. We never wanted kids because how the fuck does anyone afford kids now. We are "too rich" for any sort of gov help but also abortion is illegal. You should get some help when they are little then free daycare so both parents can work when the kid is like 2

  • @DarkhorseSJ
    @DarkhorseSJ 11 місяців тому +652

    2 grand a month? Disgraceful. I work full time and I don't get that.

    • @yvonneholmes2990
      @yvonneholmes2990 11 місяців тому +71

      Same here..its soul destroying

    • @petersmith2522
      @petersmith2522 11 місяців тому +74

      Nobody gets 2 grand a month on benefits lords however get that a week

    • @nmw6674
      @nmw6674 11 місяців тому +63

      Does she expect sympathy for that? Same as you- I'm working full time, earn about the same as her on benefits, with some luxuries, running a car too, AND living in Leeds, which I can say, isn't cheap...
      So, no... little sympathy from here. Prices in my city are vastly over-inflated for what the city offers, namely rent and food extortion, so 2k monthly in Grimsby must be luxury. Adidas trainers?? Nice... 🤔🤫

    • @petersmith2522
      @petersmith2522 11 місяців тому +36

      And you pay for the lords hotels and meals daily

    • @edmundblackaddercoc8522
      @edmundblackaddercoc8522 11 місяців тому +56

      Maybe that includes rent,housing benefit, child allowance? I don't think she gets 2k cash.

  • @Largallama
    @Largallama 11 місяців тому +450

    While i do feel for some of these people, i work full time in a freezing damp factory and bring home almost £500 less a month than the first woman in this video.

    • @leigh7507
      @leigh7507 11 місяців тому

      its because they claim a disability on their kids - usually adhd or autism - and then they get paid as care workers for their own children

    • @gerardhodkinson2334
      @gerardhodkinson2334 11 місяців тому +76

      Two grand a month?I work all the hours lcan and don't make that much, what's she complaining about.

    • @deputybluevein93
      @deputybluevein93 11 місяців тому +62

      I agree, 2k a month and she can't survive

    • @RichardSFord
      @RichardSFord 11 місяців тому +11

      Get a better job then. "There are plenty out there!"

    • @Largallama
      @Largallama 11 місяців тому +33

      @@RichardSFord If it was that simple, why are there so many people on benifits?

  • @nathanleigh3486
    @nathanleigh3486 11 місяців тому +90

    Mathew's chippy being the real hero of this documentary. You can tell that bloke cares about the community getting a warm meal in their belly for as cheap as he can manage. Great example to a community.

  • @WestCoast-wf4ym
    @WestCoast-wf4ym Місяць тому +3

    That fish and chips businessman providing the community with cheap/quality takeaways is a real hero and decent guy with a heart of gold.

  • @yamyam3905
    @yamyam3905 11 місяців тому +387

    Some people working full time don't get that £2,000 a month . Wow .

    • @Dave4444424
      @Dave4444424 11 місяців тому +15

      4 kids so I reckon that's low.

    • @yamyam3905
      @yamyam3905 11 місяців тому +81

      @@Dave4444424 then don't have 4 kids .

    • @gemmamudd7167
      @gemmamudd7167 11 місяців тому +43

      2 grand a month I could live good on that I know people that work and get 1300 a month so 2 grand easy

    • @neilhands1708
      @neilhands1708 11 місяців тому +56

      On benefits and getting £2k per month, therefore will get help with rent, probably won't pay council tax, or get good subsidy, if working you would need to earn £3k a month, take home, to be the same level when all things equal. UK must be the most deprived G7 country.

    • @Dave4444424
      @Dave4444424 11 місяців тому +13

      @neilhands1708 is it possible that this woman or any man is better than you at your job but just weren't given the same opportunities you had? Does this person deserve less?

  • @t.p.oelectrical8679
    @t.p.oelectrical8679 11 місяців тому +251

    The guy with the chippy is a genuine bloke hats off to him

    • @pholdway5801
      @pholdway5801 9 місяців тому +2

      A full belly is so warming I agree but cut out smoking and one is happier still COUGHIN' NAILS

  • @jerrys4466
    @jerrys4466 11 місяців тому +439

    What blows my mind is why these poor folks have so many children if you can’t afford them don’t have them 🤯

    • @HaramXL
      @HaramXL 11 місяців тому +37

      "I thought I was in lurrrrve"
      every kid

    • @pauljansen6650
      @pauljansen6650 11 місяців тому +18

      Been to Africa? 😂

    • @stevennguyen1586
      @stevennguyen1586 11 місяців тому +19

      Generally poorer households have more kids because of their higher death rate. We typically associate more kids as more free time, which can be true in some circumstances, but in general cases it is to mitigate the number of kids lost.

    • @abdulwahabshahzad8577
      @abdulwahabshahzad8577 11 місяців тому +90

      @@pauljansen6650 yoiu do know that africa is a continent and not a country and there are rich people in african countries aswell.

    • @jamieopulence
      @jamieopulence 11 місяців тому +33

      They have time on their hands so naturally mate together multiple times a day.

  • @MarthaDeTa358
    @MarthaDeTa358 6 місяців тому +131

    This administration is putting many families in difficult situations. A lot of people are financially struggling to live, put a roof over their head and put food on the table. Things are getting worse these days, if you don't find means of multiplying your money you might wake up a day to realise you didn't plan well for yourself and family.

    • @Florencecoxx
      @Florencecoxx 6 місяців тому

      That's awesome to hear. I invested 5k in Robin hood about a year ago and it steadily went down, now my portfolio is down to $800. I don't know what to do and i am in between jobs

    • @MarthaDeTa358
      @MarthaDeTa358 6 місяців тому

      @@Florencecoxx Understanding your financial needs and making effective decisions is very essential. If I could advise you, you should seek the help of a financial advisor. For the record, working with one has been the best for my finances.

    • @Florencecoxx
      @Florencecoxx 6 місяців тому

      I’m Glad i stumbled on this. Please, if its not too much of a hassle for you, can you drop the details of the expertise that assisted you and how to get in touch.

    • @MarthaDeTa358
      @MarthaDeTa358 6 місяців тому

      @@Florencecoxx I get guidance from *Susan Tori Davis* Most likely, the internet should have her basic info..

    • @Hannahpine
      @Hannahpine 6 місяців тому

      Wow I can't believe you guys are discussing about Susan Tori Davis, I once met her at a conference in California 2019.

  • @roubellabegum5737
    @roubellabegum5737 11 місяців тому +186

    I'm a fulltime secondary school teacher and a single parent of two children and I live on less than £1800 a month after tax, £2k a month on benefits without being taxed is not struggling.

    • @RK-ep8qy
      @RK-ep8qy 11 місяців тому +17

      tbf she has 4 kids and one is disabled who knows

    • @francescapowell1538
      @francescapowell1538 11 місяців тому +6

      Benefits are taxed. Not by much but they are and go towards NI which goes towards state pension.
      State pension may not be given in the end though as benefit claimants may not have enough NI points/credits, or they will get the lowest amount.
      Many will cry when it get to retirement age. Especially, if they’ve not saved towards a personal pension pot.

    • @002lisamarie
      @002lisamarie 11 місяців тому +2

      Exactly.

    • @rudolfclemens8798
      @rudolfclemens8798 11 місяців тому +11

      I am a single pensioner and i live in a little remote village with 1.400 £ in Germany, we are getting told: in one of the richest countries of the world. I raised 3 children as the sole breadwinner. With this little money I could not live in the big towns where I once earned my Money like Frankfurt, Freiburg, Berlin. I don't complain on my life but I feel there is increasing injustice and misery all over Europe at the moment.

    • @alfsmith4936
      @alfsmith4936 11 місяців тому +5

      No you're not. Teachers aren't that thick to judge people based on a video from one of the Murdoch media outlets.

  • @lorrainebennett7528
    @lorrainebennett7528 11 місяців тому +373

    Bless the chip shop owner, He keeps the price low and just covers his costs but he is helping the local people. When people on benefits are receiving more than working people it's hardly an incentive to work.

    • @2Sugarbears
      @2Sugarbears 11 місяців тому +18

      I agree. He is feeding the hungry, Those of us who aren't should aplaud him for his goodness.

    • @mikemccaine4229
      @mikemccaine4229 11 місяців тому +5

      I like the way he says "people can get a warm meal" not "a hot meal" lol

    • @resnica3557
      @resnica3557 11 місяців тому +2

      @@mikemccaine4229 , Evidently that gent surely knows how to care for himself, knowing that 'hot' meals causes esophagus ulcer and cancer over time, while warm meal does not, besides making one feel warm at the stomach. A rahter sophisticated and mature gent!

    • @bg1616
      @bg1616 11 місяців тому +2

      @@resnica3557 I doubt he meant that lol 😆 probably though warm sounds more comfortable in general.

    • @myday2704
      @myday2704 11 місяців тому +9

      The fish and chip shop owner has a heart of gold ❤

  • @topviralclips_x
    @topviralclips_x 11 місяців тому +265

    £2000 a month on benefits! thats more than people take home on a 30K salary

    • @russcooke5671
      @russcooke5671 11 місяців тому +18

      No one gets two grand a month on benefits.

    • @MissAndrande
      @MissAndrande 11 місяців тому +14

      I was just about to say this too. The 2 of us working full time, I do 40h/w, husband does almost 50h/w and we both bring the total of £3100 a month. I don't think £2000 is little. I wonder if she needs to pay CT/rent etc.

    • @PorkChopExpress86
      @PorkChopExpress86 11 місяців тому +35

      ​@@MissAndrandesimilar numbers in my house. Not to sound harsh,but has she ever heard of family planning ?? 4 kids this day and age? Mental.

    • @arthurpendragon1056
      @arthurpendragon1056 11 місяців тому +11

      She said she is also a paid carer for her son. If someone with a disabled child worked full time the cost of care would be a fortune. Besides which the value of having a sense of purpose, gained through employment is worth more than money!
      Don’t blame the people for this travesty of political shenanigans! The EU was a massive problem, blame the corrupt politicians but also blame the people who keep voting for them! Either colour it’s the same old shite

    • @elizabethgarrity8399
      @elizabethgarrity8399 11 місяців тому +3

      That was my first thoughts , it s a wonder she doesnt have a brand new invalidity car as well

  • @AllisonSherman657
    @AllisonSherman657 3 місяці тому +84

    Retirees who struggle to meet their basic needs are the ones who could not accumulate enough money during their active years to meet their needs. Retirement choices determine a lot of things. My parents both spent same number of years in the civil service, but my mom was investing through a wealth manager, and my dad through the 401k.

    • @kaylat63
      @kaylat63 3 місяці тому +2

      I agree with you and I believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money, I don’t know who agrees with me but either way I recommend either real estate and stocks..

    • @mnthunder
      @mnthunder 3 місяці тому

      I’ve been diligently working, saving and contributing towards early retirement and financial freedom, but since covid outbreak, the economy so far has caused my portfolio to underperform, do I keep contributing to my 401k or look at alternative sectors to meet my goals?

    • @AllisonSherman657
      @AllisonSherman657 3 місяці тому

      @@mnthunder Understanding your financial needs and making effective decisions is very essential. If I could advise you, you should seek the help of a financial advisor. For the record, working with one has been the best for my finances...

    • @mnthunder
      @mnthunder 3 місяці тому

      @@AllisonSherman657 How can one find a verifiable financial planner? I would not mind looking up the professional that helped you. I will be retiring in two years and I might need some management on my much larger portfolio. Don't want to take any chances.

    • @AllisonSherman657
      @AllisonSherman657 3 місяці тому

      @@mnthunder *Mr Gary Mason Brooks* is the licensed advisor I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment.

  • @rayvinloony2322
    @rayvinloony2322 11 місяців тому +336

    Labour have opposed the stopping of boats 7 times, paying 8m per day to house the illegal chancers.
    Imagine what could be done for towns like Grimsby!!!!!!!🤬

    • @roslynaubrey7766
      @roslynaubrey7766 11 місяців тому +35

      Exactly!!

    • @rayvinloony2322
      @rayvinloony2322 11 місяців тому +58

      @@roslynaubrey7766
      They think more of grooming gangs. 🤬🤬

    • @proffessorclueless
      @proffessorclueless 11 місяців тому +1

      It's the Tories that can't be bothered to process applications and put them all in Hotels instead. They are the ones that want the cheap labour and that's why they haven't stopped the boats. They would rather give money to business people like hoteliers, pretend PPE providers and other Tory party donors than spend it on the likes of Grimsby, Stockton and Stoke-On-Trent.

    • @colinstephenson5386
      @colinstephenson5386 11 місяців тому

      Hello rayvinloony I can imagine how you feel nearly , but I don’t get why you’re blaming The Labour Party, their not in power, the Tories have a massive majority, Labour can’t stop them from doin whatever they want ? Of course the conservatives want you and everyone else to hang the blame on someone other than them , Imagine if the Government used that 8 million to sort out if the refugees are genuine or not, then the ones that are they can put them to work , I’m from Birkenhead, I live now in the Netherlands, here the authorities have accepted 123,000 refugees by interviewing them, every one of them have to find a job and feed themselves , Britain’s wonderful Government won’t let the refugees look for work , instead they use them to stir up bad feelings amongst people as yourself, and in the meantime the Tories get a trouble free ride ,

    • @mrmensa1096
      @mrmensa1096 11 місяців тому

      650K is LEGAL migration, 50K illegal (boats and lorries) - the Mainstream Media and govt distract the real issue - always talking about boats !!!!!

  • @98045
    @98045 11 місяців тому +245

    I just don't understand why these people keep having kids if they cant afford to look after them.

    • @CillBill94
      @CillBill94 11 місяців тому +9

      Contraception is expensive too...poor people generally have more kids than rich people

    • @Gowster86
      @Gowster86 11 місяців тому +46

      @@CillBill94Women and men can get contraception for free. Family planning clinic give free condoms, i've had bags from them. Female contraception is free, as is vasectomy, which I have now had on NHS and was painless and went smoothly

    • @barking_mad6649
      @barking_mad6649 11 місяців тому

      It's almost as if a lack of a quality education and upbringing can lead to poor life decisions.... Repeat and rinse over many generations and here we are.

    • @wendycoombes5223
      @wendycoombes5223 11 місяців тому +3

      Exactly

    • @DanteLovesPizza
      @DanteLovesPizza 11 місяців тому

      Children = child benefits = money. She wouldn't get £2000 a month without children.
      Then when she has the children, she can complain about not being given enough to look after them to play the victim card.
      It's the Utopia of the Soviet Union. No one has to work, but everyone gets fed. Weirdly, the Soviet Union collapsed while working towards this Utopia, so I'm not sure what went wrong. Maybe, just this crazy theory I came up with, maybe, not working and getting everyone fed requires more than a belief in this left-wing ideology.

  • @giorgosarifoglu953
    @giorgosarifoglu953 11 місяців тому +179

    Total respect for that Chippy ❤. As a person that lives abroad but grew up in the UK it hurts to see this. It was fishing industries like that one that was the backbone of our nation....shame on those in power😢

    • @cormaccarroll
      @cormaccarroll 11 місяців тому +2

      If he charged any more he wouldnt have any customers. Doubt hes doing it out of kindness.

    • @giorgosarifoglu953
      @giorgosarifoglu953 11 місяців тому +7

      @@cormaccarroll don't be stupid. Many restaurants close, very few fish n chips close ....a good portion of fish n chips usually goes for anywhere between 6-8£ depending on portion sizes and quality. He could easily charge the same, so using a brain you can possibly figure out his margins and possibly he owns the premises so costs are bit lower , fish is on the doorstep....so yes at 3£ a portion...it is called kindness and he's probably not even braking even. Don't try to be an arse about it. You see that people are suffering and trying to make ends meat and trying to give back to the community.

  • @maireadheffernan9943
    @maireadheffernan9943 Місяць тому +3

    I work full time, as a public servant, after tax I get just over 2,000 a month. I own my own home, car, pay health insurance and only have 3,000 in credit union loan debt. What are these people doing with their benefits? My mind boggles on how they cannot manage on 2 grand a month.

  • @davycorky
    @davycorky 11 місяців тому +267

    24k a year not working 1 day in that year let that sink in

    • @hairyhairyme
      @hairyhairyme 10 місяців тому +21

      Sickening

    • @undesignated3491
      @undesignated3491 10 місяців тому +4

      What is that the benefits they get lol

    • @Jay-ww4px
      @Jay-ww4px 9 місяців тому +27

      And they have the audacity to moan about it aswell country is a joke

    • @wallybingbang4350
      @wallybingbang4350 9 місяців тому +13

      Tax Free !!!!!

    • @softandwet7584
      @softandwet7584 9 місяців тому +3

      It’s for population growth, use your brain

  • @cathbadmusic8489
    @cathbadmusic8489 11 місяців тому +153

    Working full time for national minimum wage, you'll get £1792 BEFORE tax and National Insurance deductions. If folks can receive £2000 in benefits, is it any wonder they're out of work?

    • @markdavies3524
      @markdavies3524 11 місяців тому +9

      Exactly

    • @emmahowells8334
      @emmahowells8334 11 місяців тому +14

      I'm in Wales I'm disabled I don't get £2000 on benefits, it depends where you live too not everyone will get that on benefits that amounts isnt across the board. Plus that's not the reason why people don't work, its that people want a decent wage to live on and not just exist on.

    • @TheVideoGamesHistorian
      @TheVideoGamesHistorian 11 місяців тому +16

      That would include the amount they pay for her rent , The producer should have made that clear ,

    • @Noname-oo9gn
      @Noname-oo9gn 11 місяців тому +10

      I'm on sick benefit and only get 420 a mth wish I did get 2000 amth I'd be living like a queen I live in Wales also we must be the forgotten.

    • @stevenhull5025
      @stevenhull5025 11 місяців тому +9

      I agree. Why bother getting out of bed on a frosty morning when you don't need too. Let some other hard working mug do that.

  • @cyc7lops
    @cyc7lops 5 місяців тому +53

    It's selfish and irresponsible to have 4 children when you can't even afford to support yourself. Less than 5 min in, and you have two impoverished, unmarried women with four children each. Both women on "benefits," of course. And I'll guess what the child's disability is, for which the parent receives even more benefits: ADHD, which means medicating their child, for what is probably normal behavior.

    • @vorpalinferno9711
      @vorpalinferno9711 5 місяців тому +11

      They figured out how to game the system.

    • @Luumus
      @Luumus 4 місяці тому +8

      Absolutely agree it's irresponsible to have children you can't afford. But how about blaming the fathers as well? Shouldn't they take responsibility for kids, or it's only fun for them and sacrifice for the mothers.

    • @dredlew
      @dredlew 4 місяці тому

      Government loves your children one way or another

    • @milerale5286
      @milerale5286 4 місяці тому

      That was all planned, get as many kids as possible with different fathers and claim every possible benefit and never work in your life

    • @joc161
      @joc161 3 місяці тому +1

      Have you ever thought that she might be divorced or that maybe she her kids all have the same father through a long term relationship?? Not everyone with large families do it just to live on benefits

  • @HarryFlashmanVC
    @HarryFlashmanVC 11 місяців тому +167

    Meanwhile London gets billions spent on new tube lines that make the journey 4 mins faster from paddington to the city

    • @helmethead72
      @helmethead72 11 місяців тому +3

      And then there's HS2...

    • @cornishhh
      @cornishhh 11 місяців тому +3

      When the line isn't having work done on it, or something has broken, or they're on strike.

    • @bladeslaces9701
      @bladeslaces9701 11 місяців тому +5

      London schools get more money, international investment all concentrated in South East. all those high salaries go into RENT ( the 1% love this). £2500 for a one bed flat.. £1 million for a three bed house.. Greed- o-nomics

    • @HarryFlashmanVC
      @HarryFlashmanVC 11 місяців тому +2

      @@helmethead72 HS2 didn't do anything for the North. I live in the North, 20 miles south of the Scottish border. The railhead for HS2 is 220 miles south of here.

    • @EddieAstma
      @EddieAstma 11 місяців тому +6

      I live in London and my pay doesn't even come near the benefits that woman is receiving for having four kids.

  • @rwilliams8321
    @rwilliams8321 11 місяців тому +82

    Why don’t the government put them in hotels like they do with immigrants

    • @stevenhull5025
      @stevenhull5025 11 місяців тому +4

      Blame game time is it??

    • @pelnapkins4379
      @pelnapkins4379 11 місяців тому +4

      But it's a racket and rich people are making money out of it, so it will continue.

    • @RoxanneLavender
      @RoxanneLavender 11 місяців тому +5

      Cambridge council tried to put my family in a hotel because of dangerous lead paint and lead-dust in a house, it was problematic because of pets, but with a lot of complaints and emails back and forth, a few meetings, they re-housed us fairly quickly, they had a safer house within a few weeks, but it was too far away, they offered about 4 houses, the one we took was/is a 1 minute walk away from the lead house. They did not clean that lead house or get rid of the unsafe lead paint or anything, they just shoved a foreign family in there, white, not sure from where maybe Poland or Bulgaria, they have young children. Our councils put these immigrant families with young children into the most dangerous and unsafe of council housing. What with that little African boy dying, i think if these people didn't hold this country in such high regard, they'd realize that they are safer back home. But the benefit money is certainly a draw. They should not allow immigrants, etc, any benefits until they've been here for working for 5yrs and applied for citizenship.

    • @_MMWWMM_
      @_MMWWMM_ 11 місяців тому +1

      They have white privilege , asylum seekers are oppressed because of skin colour

    • @John-hf5hi
      @John-hf5hi 4 дні тому

      Scratters

  • @ileanamuntean7338
    @ileanamuntean7338 11 місяців тому +223

    Shameful, meanwhile the NHS is recruiting from abroad and the construction industry does the same.

    • @robertdavies8305
      @robertdavies8305 11 місяців тому +21

      Agree. It comes down to if you want to work or live off the state. You have to work hard for a job and then work hard to keep the job. I came out of the military and promised a job. Got home the company I was going to work for told me that there was no job for they were laying off. I looked around and found work. At first, it was not much but gave me a leg up to find a better job. I eventually ended up being a structures technician and am now retired. My wife worked as well. Never looked back. Still being offered jobs even though retired.

    • @Raven-nx8dr
      @Raven-nx8dr 11 місяців тому

      Shameful is your government. They f***ed this up, and them alone!!

    • @nikewilson1554
      @nikewilson1554 11 місяців тому

      ​@@robertdavies8305would you sooner be a structure's technician or a rock star

    • @IbnSaifi
      @IbnSaifi 11 місяців тому +25

      shameful that young people in this country have no interest in working, and would rather in on the dole their whole lives

    • @mandriod5255
      @mandriod5255 11 місяців тому +22

      That’s because we don’t train the people here and the wages and conditions are bad

  • @Tommow94
    @Tommow94 6 місяців тому +47

    2k a month on benefits is ridiculous. That's more than I earn working full time

    • @sonictelephone1526
      @sonictelephone1526 5 місяців тому +5

      It's wrong. Why work when you can earn more from sitting watching daytime tv

    • @lukasp5892
      @lukasp5892 5 місяців тому

      @@sonictelephone1526to me the biggest issue of the 21st century is that wages simply haven’t kept up with the costs of living.. part of the whole appeal of “Western democracy” is the idea of social mobility. The rags to riches story is becoming more and more impossible because you don’t have as much money to save after covering all yours costs. The internet is a great way to make money yes but it’s also not for everyone and certainly not everyone can make a living off of e-commerce or whatever else. We need builders, doctors, teachers, firemen, farmers.. we dont need more influencers and we dont need more drug addicts. I blame the internet for a lot of our ails at the moment too..
      And forgive me for my rant, I don’t live in the UK but this video speaks to so many problems I’ve seen in the places I’ve lived. And I think it’s important more people start thinking about what kind of system they’re living under. Not that UA-cam comments are going to solve the issue 😂

  • @Babu-kr3cr
    @Babu-kr3cr 11 місяців тому +684

    The joy in that elderly woman's eyes with the fish and chips box shows that what that business owner is doing is helping these people so much more than just providing a dinner. The condescending social worker who can't believe someone is shouting is more like what they are used to as far as help. Chippy's is giving people a treat that is nourishing and that they can afford. That helps them spiritually and socially not just economically. They are treated with dignity, not like a charity case. The owner knows what he is doing. He can pay his bills and keep his community going for his part.

    • @miguelinpiloto
      @miguelinpiloto 11 місяців тому +13

      true words

    • @patelparth
      @patelparth 11 місяців тому +7

      She is wearing nike t shirt, 😮 how you said that she is poor?? Fake news

    • @jennajewert
      @jennajewert 11 місяців тому +2

      Well said

    • @nyakwarObat
      @nyakwarObat 11 місяців тому

      ​​@@patelparthyou can get a second hand Nike t-shirt from oxfam for 3 quids. Drop the ignoramuses bs 🙄

    • @anthonymitchell8893
      @anthonymitchell8893 11 місяців тому +3

      @@jennajewert well said .said the s---- t head 🚾🚾🚾🚾😅😄😄😎

  • @JonDingle
    @JonDingle 11 місяців тому +171

    I used to live in Burnley. It had a brilliant local economy with the mills and engineering. Now, its a shadow of its former self.
    Who is to blame for the demise of British towns? Politicians, civil servants, activists, selfish big businesses (selling off mills) and business owners getting stuff made in China.
    People need jobs, not benefits and with jobs comes prosperity. But the political and treacherous don't want the average Brit to be successful.

    • @gemmamudd7167
      @gemmamudd7167 11 місяців тому +16

      You are so right

    • @ozone1959
      @ozone1959 11 місяців тому

      English towns and cities not British.... They are the ones in power and have destroyed our country.. Time to wake up

    • @markdavies3524
      @markdavies3524 11 місяців тому +13

      You are spot on sadly pal

    • @lesleywillis6177
      @lesleywillis6177 11 місяців тому +15

      Jon you are not wrong. I come from coal, steel and shipyard country. Imagine owning a manufacturing company in uk today. Minimum wage, income tax, ni, rates, business tax, health and safety, environmental regs. etc. etc. etc. nothing wrong with these, but why should we have to compete with sweatshops around the world who don’t pay any of it?

    • @gavinmurrell3415
      @gavinmurrell3415 11 місяців тому +13

      I just bought a Harrington jacket, made in Blackburn. Yes it was a bit more expensive than an imported item, it cost £140, but the money stays in UK. My message is simple, shop smart, buy new stuff made here, so money is not sucked out of our country..

  • @twistedsister2568
    @twistedsister2568 11 місяців тому +78

    Her £2000 a month in benefits is more than I get each month for working 40 hours a week. I get no help to pay the heating bill or anything else, it stinks.

    • @paulgreen1821
      @paulgreen1821 11 місяців тому +7

      Well said. The entitlement of the woman was off the scale.

    • @emmahowells8334
      @emmahowells8334 11 місяців тому +4

      Not everyone on benefits will get that amount, it depends where you live, plus she has kids too, if she didn't have kids she would not get that amount. I'm disabled and I don't get that much, not even close to that amount and I have no kids.

    • @adamglu20
      @adamglu20 11 місяців тому +4

      Im getting £1650 a month in full time job after tax ( £11,24 per hour ) and I struggle living in Hull. Food horrendously got more expensive for sure

    • @PaulaXism
      @PaulaXism 11 місяців тому

      @@adamglu20 I'm going to play your tory world game.. Get a better job then..

  • @neilblackburn6869
    @neilblackburn6869 Місяць тому +5

    The low pay UK economy, what a disgrace

  • @profaneangel0842
    @profaneangel0842 11 місяців тому +308

    Save this video for the next time someone tries to tell you about white privilege

    • @crawlmatth
      @crawlmatth 11 місяців тому +7

      No... you own that!

    • @tharris4169
      @tharris4169 11 місяців тому +18

      💯 I agree with you 😢

    • @libertasdemocratiam887
      @libertasdemocratiam887 11 місяців тому +32

      Don't need too live in a decaying dying town myself, every town in this situation is the same story, regardless of their previous industry, we had it all taken when we joined the EU.
      My hometown is the home of float glass, and Beecham's, pilkingtons is now owned by a Japanese firm though thankfully they've kept some production here, Beecham's left when GSK bought it, they moved it down south.
      The only thing we have left is our rugby league club, who thankfully are still able to shine. Other than that we have nothing.
      And yet despite this we're still expected to have hotels taken up by "refugees", our council is still relocating people here... despite the fact they say don't have enough money to collect the bins.

    • @My2up2downCastle
      @My2up2downCastle 11 місяців тому +7

      Yep...... St Hellsend

    • @Noname-oo9gn
      @Noname-oo9gn 11 місяців тому

      I'd like to see some of that white privilege I've had no gas for the last three years got cut off on the 8th of June 2020 because I couldn't afford gas, electricity and feed myself, so gas had to be capped, don't see any illegal immigrants going without gas, heating thier home or hot water. I've got mental health issues, sciatica and asthma had my benefits cuts has I come off medication the system is a joke I'm a grandmother of 3 and never in my life did I think I'd be living like this 😢

  • @magicalfetus729
    @magicalfetus729 6 місяців тому +214

    That chip restaurant is fucking incredible. Really makes me proud to be human to see people be nice to each other.

    • @d.k.1394
      @d.k.1394 6 місяців тому +8

      Full respect

  • @uwu4u90
    @uwu4u90 11 місяців тому +30

    Grimsby is receiving 25 million pounds a year for 30 years to level up from this state it’s in. That’s 4 days expenditure on the migrant hotels. In 4 days the government spends more money than it’s willing to give the poorest area of our country in a year

    • @mrn234
      @mrn234 7 місяців тому +1

      And you think even without those migrants it would be better?
      Hard reality is now ive heard numbers around 3 billion but thats next to nothing comparing on how much it cost to run a country like the UK for a year.

  • @ps6572
    @ps6572 26 днів тому +4

    Sadly , we seem to have system that supports folks who don’t work and penalises people who work hard and pay taxes…

  • @emmaheaton8425
    @emmaheaton8425 11 місяців тому +327

    The woman makes 2000 pounds a month in benefit for doing nothing, and still complaining? No wonder this country is going down the drain.

    • @c0ree
      @c0ree 11 місяців тому +15

      yeah, "makes"

    • @DaBigBoo_
      @DaBigBoo_ 11 місяців тому +6

      Ok boomer.

    • @aarongoldman301
      @aarongoldman301 11 місяців тому +35

      You make, I make, she doesn't make. She lives off whay we make.

    • @SleepingFumos
      @SleepingFumos 11 місяців тому +29

      that's more than the average wage here in Sweden for someone working 9-5. this is ridiculous

    • @reyalPRON
      @reyalPRON 11 місяців тому +22

      she should use that extra money to buy a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste... apparently she get enough calories eh?

  • @stepheng1690
    @stepheng1690 11 місяців тому +215

    An absolute legend that chippy charging only £3 for what looks an awesome fish n chips & he deserves an award for at least trying to help the needy..... Top man 👍

    • @veronicavaliant3054
      @veronicavaliant3054 11 місяців тому +13

      I agree. He should be praised highly

    • @thefullenergychannel2879
      @thefullenergychannel2879 11 місяців тому +3

      Yes those chips look like the ones we used to eat back in the day at school break chip pattie etc , he as a huge demand for his food so i guess that compensates for the low price he charges.

    • @montyloads
      @montyloads 11 місяців тому +3

      Someone with a heart like that needs to be in charge of this country

    • @flynnnnnnnnnnn
      @flynnnnnnnnnnn 11 місяців тому +1

      Lovely man, good on him

    • @millwallholdings
      @millwallholdings 11 місяців тому

      @@montyloads Dont be silly

  • @christianbolt5761
    @christianbolt5761 11 місяців тому +267

    Don’t help these actual Brits , but house random migrants who could care less about the country.
    Just as screwed up as the States.

    • @mrmensa1096
      @mrmensa1096 11 місяців тому

      - 650K is LEGAL migration, 50K illegal (boats and lorries) - the Mainstream Media and govt distract the public from the real issue - always talking about boats !!!!!

    • @_islamization
      @_islamization 11 місяців тому +12

      Better do something and go to prison than living on the streets!

    • @seanpittaway5341
      @seanpittaway5341 11 місяців тому +16

      Couldn't care less! Could care less means they do care some and they don't.

    • @jdog2345
      @jdog2345 11 місяців тому +6

      And Canada! It’s time our government s take care of their citizens.

    • @Malfoy1594
      @Malfoy1594 11 місяців тому +6

      You reap what you sow.

  • @anweringchristians1
    @anweringchristians1 23 дні тому +6

    Grimsby is a low immigrant and high native English city. Why is it failing?

  • @barney3417
    @barney3417 11 місяців тому +62

    2K a month for doing nothing, I've worked for 25 years and my pension is less!! and im supposed to feel sorry!!!

    • @coastliner5848
      @coastliner5848 11 місяців тому +6

      Well said - £2000 a month for sitting on their @rse all day when they should be working & still they moan!

    • @FrostekFerenczy
      @FrostekFerenczy 6 місяців тому

      Only 25 years?

    • @barney3417
      @barney3417 6 місяців тому +1

      @@FrostekFerenczy don't know why I said 25 years, i'm nearly 70 and worked since i was 15😂

  • @derekmain9914
    @derekmain9914 11 місяців тому +170

    £2k a month in benefits and 4 kids tells you everything what’s wrong with this country

    • @coastliner5848
      @coastliner5848 11 місяців тому +10

      Hear hear!

    • @SlavaAzov23
      @SlavaAzov23 11 місяців тому +6

      Facts. No one seems to be talking about that though….

    • @CosminHD1
      @CosminHD1 11 місяців тому +25

      I work around 200 hours a month and I don't earn £2000 after tax...

    • @derekmain9914
      @derekmain9914 11 місяців тому +37

      Looking at this woman what education or qualifications does she have to earn £2k after tax ? I tell you what she has No education but knows how to breed and play the system like a lot of people in these places

    • @LordYoshanti
      @LordYoshanti 11 місяців тому

      exactly these people are just lazy@@derekmain9914

  • @Dann9x834
    @Dann9x834 11 місяців тому +95

    Funny thing that working class people don't get enough support from government. If you poor and you don't work government will try help you but if you work you won't get any support. But you are paying taxes. This is madness.

    • @millwallholdings
      @millwallholdings 11 місяців тому +4

      And will be even worse under Labour and Starmer

    • @TheOriginalFishPond
      @TheOriginalFishPond 5 місяців тому +1

      Should be a new class to describe those who do not work. Because when dicsussions about poor and working class people come up, they're conflated with people like this.

  • @lesley7321
    @lesley7321 3 місяці тому +5

    Why do they ALWAYS have more kids than they can afford ?
    £2k a month is more than a lot of people earn ! Sorry idle and reckless

  • @m.haslam8495
    @m.haslam8495 11 місяців тому +180

    I would love to have £2000 coming in every month and other things paid for on top of that. All for doing virtually nothing. Absolutely ludicrous.

    • @rachelkristine4669
      @rachelkristine4669 11 місяців тому +21

      So is sending BILLIONS to Ukraine, Israel & Rwanda! 😂

    • @debbietaylor5183
      @debbietaylor5183 11 місяців тому +13

      You do realise that woman full time carer for disabled child she not sat home doing nothing

    • @bg1616
      @bg1616 11 місяців тому +2

      @@rachelkristine4669 So is what?

    • @mrsIan75
      @mrsIan75 11 місяців тому +12

      Unless that woman's child is so severely disabled that he/she is confined to bed as like a child I once knew with cerebral palsy (known as a spastic back in the day) then the child will still attend school. And she didn't mention that was the case. I too have a disabled child but we don't use that as an excuse.

    • @playersloucoss
      @playersloucoss 11 місяців тому +18

      Exactly, I'm a student, living alone, working and studying full-time. After paying my bills, I'm left with just £250 per month. I survive on chicken nuggets and ready-made salads. No holidays, no drinks, no going out at all. And these people are getting £2000 tax-free, they don't work, they don't pay rent and yet have the audacity to complain that they are poor? Put these people to work, a bunch of lazy benefit leeches

  • @cfcduffysafc
    @cfcduffysafc 6 місяців тому +188

    That chippy owner isn’t making much on what he’s selling. A real hero feeding people who need it without sticking his arm in

    • @d.k.1394
      @d.k.1394 6 місяців тому +4

      Hi from aussie

    • @rob5343
      @rob5343 Місяць тому

      You really think that all he sells is £3 chips? Im sure there is more on the menu, its just dramatic for this show, nobody works for fun/community but for money, if it wasnt profitable it wouldnt be functioning.

  • @CroElectroStile
    @CroElectroStile 11 місяців тому +296

    It's downright infuriating that a nation neglecting its own citizens is shamelessly importing others-securing them homes, jobs, or welfare.
    Instead of squandering billions on ineffective foreign aid, immigration, or futile green initiatives that do zilch for the environment and cripple businesses, imagine channeling those funds to incentivize locals. Encourage them to work with higher wages, ignite entrepreneurial ventures, and provide incentives for families to invest in and revamp homes.
    Importing individuals from struggling nations in the hopes of plugging workforce gaps isn't the answer. They often quit, pose training challenges, and a significant chunk ends up dependent on welfare or tangled in underground criminal pursuits, morphing the country into an unsafe cesspool.
    It's a reckless shortcut that prioritizes optics over the well-being of the nation!

    • @mrmensa1096
      @mrmensa1096 11 місяців тому

      and the Billions spent in illegal wars !!!

    • @whateversunpopular1338
      @whateversunpopular1338 11 місяців тому +31

      Nothing to do with millionaires squandering dozens of tax money?!?

    • @aaroningl
      @aaroningl 11 місяців тому +15

      I'm undecided on this. I've seen people rise from seriously deprived backgrounds to do well for themselves. I've also seen people who've received great support only to take advantage of it. One thing is for sure, these problems won't be solved with something as simple as a red or blue vote.

    • @whateversunpopular1338
      @whateversunpopular1338 11 місяців тому +8

      @@aaroningl exception not the rule though

    • @aaroningl
      @aaroningl 11 місяців тому

      @@whateversunpopular1338 which ?

  • @katarinastene9069
    @katarinastene9069 5 місяців тому +7

    I adore small towns in Britain. Maybe they are not so fancy but I like that people are so kind and understandable there, I like food, I like to see the usual life. I am from Norway, and it`s something common in people. We all living and struggle for life, we try to do our best for children and to pay bills. I guess we are normal, even if we are poor.

  • @tonyjones9442
    @tonyjones9442 11 місяців тому +186

    £22k is a fairly high income for North Wales. Our poverty here is masked by natural beauty and the wealthy Cheshire set. So we can sympathise with Grimsby.

    • @sunshine-qk8qe
      @sunshine-qk8qe 11 місяців тому +19

      My husband and i worked all our lives , but because we were born before 1953 , we only get the basic state pension , which is one hundred and sixty pounds less than the new state pension per month , for those born after 1953 . We get nowhere like two thousand a month like this lady .
      3

    • @tonyjones9442
      @tonyjones9442 11 місяців тому +30

      @sunshine-qk8qe well I go to work 40 hours a week and don't get £2000 a month. With exception of working in London, £2000 after tax is a salary most people would love to have.

    • @tubefreakmuva
      @tubefreakmuva 11 місяців тому +4

      Disabled Child

    • @Dave4444424
      @Dave4444424 11 місяців тому +5

      Alas there are millions that are forgotten and when you do get yourself out of a situation you find yourself dealing with issues that have been pushed to one side just to surviive.

    • @libertasdemocratiam887
      @libertasdemocratiam887 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@sunshine-qk8qeWhat is the area like where you live? Because that's the biggest issue here, not individual wealth but the wealth and investment of the entire area.

  • @jkfuntime0
    @jkfuntime0 11 місяців тому +235

    They aren't poor. I'm shocked to hear people getting benefits of F* 2K a month, and we don't get a single penny while still working hard enough to earn a mere £1500-£1600 a month.

    • @Wurwa45
      @Wurwa45 9 місяців тому +37

      You need to retrain and try and increase your income. Sorry but 2k is a very low amount for 4 children. You should not be envious of that
      You should be mad at companies that think paying you 1500 a month is ok while they make huge bonuses.

    • @FreeWhilly734
      @FreeWhilly734 9 місяців тому

      They know poor people just spend it on drugs and booze. If they let normal people, the 30 million have 2000 a month inflation would go insane.
      Unfortunately they need to control that 30 million by making it look like we need all your money to support these people. It's bs really just about controlling the average man just you wait in 10 years time when there's another 7 million people chasing what you want to buy each month.

    • @petem.3719
      @petem.3719 9 місяців тому +15

      Why do you work for half the national average income? You need a better job, not complain that other people don't suffer enough. If you must complain, take it to your boss, and to whoever it is that writes laws allowing people to be paid slave wages.

    • @stephaniela4009
      @stephaniela4009 9 місяців тому +9

      I made 1600/month working full time as a doctor in my first few years

    • @paulinehalkyard9312
      @paulinehalkyard9312 9 місяців тому +2

      Petem is talking through his ar.. 😂😂😂😂

  • @bluepurgatory2927
    @bluepurgatory2927 11 місяців тому +52

    FFS just stop voting Tory or Labour. Vote Reform.

    • @fu8297
      @fu8297 11 місяців тому +3

      😂😂😂

    • @SparkyJohn111
      @SparkyJohn111 11 місяців тому

      Tory's hate us and labour hate us more.
      Corrupt, globalist, self serving, WEF puppets.

    • @liukin95
      @liukin95 11 місяців тому

      And what's Reform going to do to make things better? I don't even know what Reform stands for!

    • @Itsbobinnitx
      @Itsbobinnitx 11 місяців тому

      😂😂😂😂

    • @minanes6549
      @minanes6549 5 місяців тому

      We already live in a 3 ringed circus. Let's not vote for the clowns to take control.

  • @tomgardner2638
    @tomgardner2638 Місяць тому +3

    As a US citizen, I'm just curious about the fishing industry and the claim it has been fished out. Do you folks in the UK restock fish? I know it's the ocean and all, but here in Pennsylvania and probably every state, we have to buy fishing licenses every year to fish. The money we spend on these licenses is "supposed" to be used to do things like grow fish in special habitats and then release them as young fish back into the wild. Cod are pretty hearty and might do well?? Just wondering how you folks do things like that. Has the area that was fished been environmentally damaged?

  • @wendyford2252
    @wendyford2252 11 місяців тому +244

    It’s such a shame I remember Grimsby when it was thriving. The government gave away our fish and lost the industry. The EU rules made it impossible. I am sad our government has done this to our country and Grimsby is just the sign of it.

    • @irenedavo3768
      @irenedavo3768 11 місяців тому +8

      2K Month is not nothing!

    • @csharpe5787
      @csharpe5787 11 місяців тому +3

      ​@@irenedavo3768 And who gets that.

    • @AustralianQldDad
      @AustralianQldDad 11 місяців тому +13

      Tony Blair did this

    • @raymondlaurence980
      @raymondlaurence980 11 місяців тому +24

      Still blaming the EU

    • @andiehyde3714
      @andiehyde3714 11 місяців тому +7

      ​@@AustralianQldDadNah mate, this decline set in long before that idiot got in
      I remember the fish docks in Hull as a kid in the 70's. Now you wouldn't even knew they existed.

  • @sisyphussapprentice8976
    @sisyphussapprentice8976 11 місяців тому +109

    £2000 a month and you can't manage???? Wait till you become a pensioner dear, then you will know what "can't manage" means.

    • @alexandrabellerose3550
      @alexandrabellerose3550 11 місяців тому +12

      with 4 kids it is quite bad though - it's her lifestyle choice ofc, but people need to wake up kids are expensive (more expensive than adults) and that 2000gbp for 4-5 people is nothing.
      Ironically she is still better hugging that 2000gbp than go work 30-40hrs in shite job like me and get even less like 1405gbp.
      System is messed up beyond belief breeding is more profitable than working

    • @AngelLund
      @AngelLund 11 місяців тому +3

      I'm on the sick too, 298 every 2 weeks. I really wish I could work. If I get hate speech I agree with it, I would rather work than struggle like I do D:

    • @sisyphussapprentice8976
      @sisyphussapprentice8976 11 місяців тому +6

      @@AngelLund I have no problem at all in making sure those who CAN NOT work are supported fully, (which obviously they aren't). The problem we have is that those who can work, but choose not to, are ruining the system for the genuine claimant. I don't know the answer, but we pay a lot of people a lot of money to find a solution, yet they seem to be an abject failure at doing so. (Like everything else this wretched government are supposed to run).

    • @jaswinderkaursaggu9054
      @jaswinderkaursaggu9054 11 місяців тому +4

      Oh my god get more than me. Wake up at 3.50am-1pm at Heathrow
      1pm -11pm and fr six days.😢 gt £500 pounds less thn her. A month shame on thm

    • @tennillej9601
      @tennillej9601 6 місяців тому

      Pensioners don't have kids to care for

  • @wmr9019
    @wmr9019 11 місяців тому +30

    £2,000 a month on benefits ??? The first woman in this film is getting more money than me and I got work full time , I have to pay full council tax etc etc and I am not getting any cost of living money from anywhere she is better off than me !!!!!

    • @adamweston4152
      @adamweston4152 11 місяців тому +2

      And she admitted that she spends the money set out for her disabled child on other things and not the child!!! That's criminal.

    • @laaluu8765
      @laaluu8765 5 місяців тому +1

      The problem is your awful wages, not overgenerous benefits. Grow a backbone, stop picking on the weak, and join a damn union.

  • @gravemind6536
    @gravemind6536 5 місяців тому +6

    One of many towns in Britain where industries collapsed and they ended up poor run down hell holes. The people living in these place were the working classes who couldn't afford to join the exodus and find somewhere better to live. They're stuck with these towns with no oppurtunity and therefore no hope of getting out and having a better way of life.

  • @jonathontoss2929
    @jonathontoss2929 11 місяців тому +32

    Proud to have not voted ConLabLib in 40 years. I am confident I will never vote ConLabLib again !

    • @stevenhull5025
      @stevenhull5025 11 місяців тому

      Wasting your right to vote then are you not?? Thousands have died for your freedom yet you put your fingers up to them.

    • @owenrichards1418
      @owenrichards1418 11 місяців тому

      Meanwhile, all the gammons ARE voting, and they are all voting for the Tories. Just wait till you need to find health insurance on top of what little you already earn.

  • @mrcool2457
    @mrcool2457 11 місяців тому +53

    The first 2 women both have 4 kids each !
    Really !
    Maybe Education is required !
    Who has 4 kids when they don't have 2 penny's to rub together ?!
    Unbelievable

    • @billdoorscape
      @billdoorscape 11 місяців тому +13

      It's not pennies they've been rubbing.. you have to question where are the fathers of the children as the state always seems to pick up the slack.

    • @edddiethetechguy
      @edddiethetechguy 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@billdoorscapePerhaps look again to the government, because they introduced LASPO which prevented legal aid for contact cases in the family courts. The average private solicitor costs will be £12k. If those costs are unfeasible, the only other option is self litigation which often results in a "mother knows best" approach, and as a result, estates full of single mums.

    • @greenbanana1001
      @greenbanana1001 11 місяців тому +4

      What if they had money when they had the kids then their situation changed ?

    • @franktreml3145
      @franktreml3145 11 місяців тому +1

      I once worked with a woman who had 1 child. She told me he and her husband worked out that they could only afford 1 child and to give it a good life. They both worked in professional jobs and made that calculation wisely. Seems like a lot of people don’t think logically about this important subject.

  • @cathybrown8334
    @cathybrown8334 11 місяців тому +75

    I had 2 children and my husband and I wanted another child, but we couldn’t afford to pay for college for 3 kids so we didn’t have another child. If you can’t afford kids don’t have them.

    • @sagalduraan3489
      @sagalduraan3489 11 місяців тому +7

      Exactly, couldn't agree more with you.

    • @Richie4ualways
      @Richie4ualways 11 місяців тому +4

      then why did u have the first two if u are crying for bills

    • @erin4885
      @erin4885 11 місяців тому +5

      Kids can pay for college you know. Or they might choose a trade.

    • @sl4983
      @sl4983 11 місяців тому

      The truth is, you don't know if you would have been able to afford it so you just cheated yourself.

    • @bg1616
      @bg1616 11 місяців тому

      College is free. University costs money.

  • @cherylsmith9042
    @cherylsmith9042 5 місяців тому +4

    Hi I’m from Australia we also have a homeless population here and people just a pay check away from being on the streets it’s world wide just sad and shouldn’t be tolerated if you have something extra you should try to give it too less fortunate people especially the kids too the fish and chip guys your bloody hero’s god bless you your family. And your business thank you !!!

  • @griffin2263
    @griffin2263 11 місяців тому +66

    we grew up with not alot of money ..but we never felt "poor" christmas was one or two gifts at most and lots of home made gifts ..one year my mom made home made dolls for each of us with our old clothes so they were mini me's is was amazing ,other year she made little terrarium with small plants for each of us each one was special and very cool ..and she did work full time and did it after we went to bed ..she loved it .

    • @stevenhull5025
      @stevenhull5025 11 місяців тому +13

      I used to get a school shirt or a pair of socks for Christmas NOT like nowadays. People dig themselves into debt to flood their kids with a mountain of plastic waste.

    • @wojciechdankowski224
      @wojciechdankowski224 11 місяців тому

      ​@@stevenhull5025❤❤❤ God met U

    • @wojciechdankowski224
      @wojciechdankowski224 11 місяців тому

      Love U voor alles wat heb je geschrijven❤

    • @vanessahenderson1850
      @vanessahenderson1850 7 місяців тому

      @@stevenhull5025 Yeah, you're so right regarding so many people getting into debt for Christmas. I've found that way too many of the teens don't appreciate what you buy them anyhow. Too many of them are spoilt and only want the best and are only interested in how much you've spent on them. We never had a lot when we were growing up but whatever we got, we always appreciated it. Times have certainly changed but not for the better. It's actually quite sad to see.

    • @susanfaulkner2304
      @susanfaulkner2304 Місяць тому +1

      Same here in the U.S. Everything was done with love and out of necessity .❤

  • @massimoamodeo2455
    @massimoamodeo2455 11 місяців тому +38

    Excuse me, did I hear well £2000 in benefits and struggling to make ends meet?!

    • @audreydoyle5268
      @audreydoyle5268 11 місяців тому +4

      If I got $4000 AUD a month, I'd have my own business set up and have finished uni by now.
      I'd actually be contributing to society if I was given that kind of leg up

    • @002lisamarie
      @002lisamarie Місяць тому

      Yes. That is the sort of crap that people believe .😢

  • @dannyhughes8566
    @dannyhughes8566 11 місяців тому +402

    I’m not originally from Grimsby but moved across as my partner is from here. I’m from a working class family, and town, and so understand the struggles people have and believe I am quite a sympathetic person. Having lived here for a number of years now, I can tell you exactly why the East Marsh is struggling and has such low levels of income; the vast majority of people living there are lazy bastards and they will never look to get a job. The amount of deadbeat dad’s in this town is incredible too. The fishing industry here has been dead for a long time and people would sooner moan about that and do nothing to change their own circumstances, rather than take the work they can. There are some really nice parts of the town, there’s a number of small businesses in the town that have made a name for themselves, and anyone that I have known to be looking for work has found it in a relatively short amount of time. There really are some positives to this town but one of the biggest causes of the issues are the very people that live here. I’d also add, fxxk the tories, they’ve certainly not helped the town.

    • @m.haslam8495
      @m.haslam8495 11 місяців тому +35

      One hundred percent agree with you. I used to live in Grimsby and left many years ago because I was offered a job in the South.

    • @micheltibon6552
      @micheltibon6552 11 місяців тому +43

      Thank you for your view. I was thinking when watching the people being interviewed that it would be more interesting to hear questions answered as what education or training did you follow. What made you decide to stay in a town without any prospect. What is the father of your children doing. What made you decide to have four children while the norm in first world countries is one or two children. My old home town also has a residential area as the East Marsh. I decided to leave my border town when I became 18. I was born in a relocation camp to an immigrant family and I knew I would have no future in the town where I was born and raised. I had to work a year in a factory to save some money to move away. My first job after my study was again in a factory somewhere in the capital city. After a small year I finally got a job in the industry what I educated and trained for. I am now 60 years old, I emigrated away but am slowly planning to get back to my home country where I was born too and want to retire too.

    • @jeanetteschulthe1andOnly
      @jeanetteschulthe1andOnly 11 місяців тому +19

      The jobs are not paying what the expenses are today. Not the business owners fault, not the people's fault. The elites that can pay any price for their needs are the drivers of the economy. It makes it hardMost assistance is if you do not work or cuts off at a certain amount of income, usually what is less than needed. It is easier for people in better neighborhoods to get employed. I am certain they check people's addresses. Are there retraining programs or are businesses encouraged to come there? Fixing buildings and offering a low rent for a time with the agreement they hire x amount of people from there. What about maker faires, repair cafes, flea/farmers market, community gardens.

    • @rezaadara7866
      @rezaadara7866 11 місяців тому +3

      What's the difference between Grimsby and Birmingham?

    • @korrin897
      @korrin897 11 місяців тому +16

      Couldn't agree more
      I'm also from a 'poor' town and I am working class. There's too many people better off on benefits, no incentive to work, there's plenty of jobs but people British people can't be arsed!! And would lose a lot from working - no council tax to pay, free gym, free phone contract as they're in 'poverty', free I pads cos their kids are 'disabled', cost of living payments etc
      I'm sorry but it IS a lifestyle choice for many, as this lady says, 2k a month, much more than the average working person and tbat doesn't include all the added extras. Free prescription, even free bloody vets!!!! It's a joke.

  • @heathherbvandoodie8012
    @heathherbvandoodie8012 4 місяці тому +1

    I left Grimsby nearly 40 years ago because of lack of employment, I moved down South and I’ve had a lovely life, however I’m not far from retirement and will be heading home in the next 18 months. I left Grimsby but it didn’t leave me, and the need to move back home has got stronger and stronger! I grew up on the East Marsh and it’s a small area, but believe me so has everywhere else, Grimsby and Cleethorpes has a lot to offer and I can’t wait to get back.

  • @lesliemoore448
    @lesliemoore448 11 місяців тому +90

    So I'm supposed to feel sorry for someone with £2000 pm coming in?? Someone needs to wake up, that's about the same as a full-time police officer brings in!

    • @BenSamuel-d6l
      @BenSamuel-d6l 11 місяців тому +1

      no it isnt. it equates to salary of £29,380.

    • @thathurt
      @thathurt 11 місяців тому

      Quite.

    • @soggz4246
      @soggz4246 11 місяців тому

      @@BenSamuel-d6lI’m self employed with three kids. That’s more than I earn a year.
      Why am I working?
      Pride.

    • @barking_mad6649
      @barking_mad6649 11 місяців тому +1

      You don't do maths eh?

    • @michaelsweeney1382
      @michaelsweeney1382 11 місяців тому

      Its 2000 a month with no rent to pay, no council tax and probably get the cold weather payments and countless others, no wonder people dont work

  • @tonyclack5901
    @tonyclack5901 10 місяців тому +116

    As a pensioner in Devon, I have to survive on £213 a week = £10,565 a year. Half the average wage of this place. Must be a struggle being able to afford tattoos, smoke and booze.

    • @blackthornhealing
      @blackthornhealing 10 місяців тому +4

      She never said she smoked or drank.

    • @tonyclack5901
      @tonyclack5901 10 місяців тому +7

      @@blackthornhealing I appologise that you missed the point of my comment. You will notice in a lot of these programs that these people either drink alcohol, smoke or take drugs, or have tatoos, all the above cost a lot of money.

    • @Dziugenonas
      @Dziugenonas 10 місяців тому

      @@blackthornhealing Oh come on, just look at her face.

    • @christinecallahan5512
      @christinecallahan5512 10 місяців тому

      Well, thats the reason, W H Y lots of thosr people are poor for other things........

    • @goych
      @goych 10 місяців тому +1

      Did you not think to plan ahead for your older years?

  • @craigburton2825
    @craigburton2825 11 місяців тому +196

    4 kids and no job, 2k in benefits a month is more than some earn, and they don’t have to pay tax

    • @InArneSlotWeTrust97
      @InArneSlotWeTrust97 11 місяців тому +12

      Nor rent

    • @jaquesdaniels2964
      @jaquesdaniels2964 11 місяців тому +31

      She can afford tattoos though , or do they qualify for benefits as well ?

    • @Qamar_lune
      @Qamar_lune 11 місяців тому +8

      My Scientist colleague have 1 kid but the child care is too much so they struggle while who do not work have an easier life ! what a world

    • @wendycoombes5223
      @wendycoombes5223 11 місяців тому +16

      Can afford tatoos,rings,and not working,great if you can get away with it.

    • @LS-ot6vd
      @LS-ot6vd 11 місяців тому +7

      It's a joke.

  • @WalkingPaceWP
    @WalkingPaceWP 4 місяці тому +2

    Im from Northern ireland. Fish and chips here, youre talking 11-12 quid. I cant fathom fish and chips for 3 quid. That guy is a legend.

  • @Dontcare66
    @Dontcare66 11 місяців тому +63

    The first woman gets 2k a month and she's poor? That's the equivalent to 32k a year and with her council tax and house paid for, that's about another 10k after tax, so she's on about 45k a year. That's a manager salary and she's still poor?

    • @nononsense3528
      @nononsense3528 11 місяців тому

      Was that the lady who was shouldering a Louis Vuitton bag?……….

    • @jerrywallop5647
      @jerrywallop5647 11 місяців тому

      32k….??…….dont you mean 24k….??

    • @Dontcare66
      @Dontcare66 11 місяців тому +3

      @@jerrywallop5647 no, I mean 32k before tax

    • @LondonChat
      @LondonChat 11 місяців тому +2

      I thought the maximum any family can claim was reduced to 26k?

    • @bettygraham818
      @bettygraham818 11 місяців тому +11

      £2000 a month plus housing benefit sounds like a generous budget to me !

  • @HarryPotter-kz6kl
    @HarryPotter-kz6kl 9 місяців тому +314

    I was offered a job in Grimsby about 30 years ago. After walking around the place for half an hour I jumped in the car and haven't been back since. Seems like I had a lucky escape.

    • @benbo7042
      @benbo7042 8 місяців тому +8

      😂😂😂😂

    • @benbo7042
      @benbo7042 8 місяців тому +2

      😂😂😂😂

    • @ariefsheik1716
      @ariefsheik1716 8 місяців тому +10

      Things were looking grim

    • @JohnChambers-p5k
      @JohnChambers-p5k 7 місяців тому +5

      Should try Stoke, fuck me that place were grim.

    • @vanessahenderson1850
      @vanessahenderson1850 7 місяців тому +8

      I was born and raised in Grimsby and I left the area 20 years ago. I pop back to visit family and after a couple of days, I've well and truly had enough. Each time I go back to Grimsby/Cleethorpes, all I see is further deterioration of the area. I last popped over to Grimsby over the Christmas period (2023) and I was absolutely horrified to see the state of Victoria Street, The Riverhead, Grimsby/Cleethorpe Road and the seafront. etc. The place is an absolute dump to say the least. As for the so called regeneration project at the Riverhead, what an absolute eyesore that is. I really can't see that particular project even being finished. I feel so sorry for anyone that has to live in Grimsby/Cleethorpes. There's nothing there for anyone. What gets me is that the MP's still harp on about the fishing industry. The glory days are over and they wont ever be returning. They should have been encouraging further investment along side of fishing for when the area fell on hard times. Grimsby/Cleethorpes is so back ward. It's like people are living in a time warp. It saddens me to see the state of the place as I reflect back on how nice it used to be living in the area as a teenager.

  • @Barbi9413
    @Barbi9413 10 місяців тому +145

    The woman with monthly 2k needs education on how to manage finances, not more money.

    • @hanahudcova891
      @hanahudcova891 9 місяців тому +9

      I don' t know how it is in England but 2000 is for her and 4 children they said. It is 400 per person. It doesn't look much to me. But perhaps she has daughters, not boys they eat more.

    • @Barbi9413
      @Barbi9413 9 місяців тому

      @@hanahudcova891 for food you can shop in aldi, lidl, etc. It wouldnt be enough for London area, but in countryside it should be. It is still a lot of money to spend and getting such huge benefit is extremely lucky. Lot of people in the uk only get a few hundred.

    • @shanghaichica
      @shanghaichica 9 місяців тому +6

      We don’t know how much her rent costs. If she is in private accommodation it can be quite expensive.

    • @wthomas5697
      @wthomas5697 7 місяців тому

      @@hanahudcova891There was also someone on disability she was looking after as well if I heard correctly.

    • @vanimo88
      @vanimo88 6 місяців тому +3

      @@shanghaichica council house

  • @Andylishioustunes
    @Andylishioustunes 3 місяці тому +11

    Stopped watching after hearing £2k a month on benefits. That's absolutely insane.

  • @michaelroxby3937
    @michaelroxby3937 11 місяців тому +50

    Well done to the fish shop owner. Hes doing more fore his community than any mp. 👏

  • @trevormahoney4129
    @trevormahoney4129 6 місяців тому +126

    They live on 22.000 a year trying to live on less. My wife and I have to live on 15.000 per year, and we can't claim any benefits, not even council tax reduction. we get nothing.

    • @Sponsi_PL
      @Sponsi_PL 5 місяців тому +7

      Same in Poland. People earn e.g. 6000 for a 4-people family and some other family earn 5000 (PLN) but then they get 2000 benefits because they are poor. And they get free kindergarten near home, etc. whereas the 6k family has to travel around the city or choose a 1000PLN private kindergarten. SOCIALISM!!!

    • @MM-kz9pd
      @MM-kz9pd 5 місяців тому +7

      It’s possible to live on 15k. Not luxurious but you are not gonna starve to death

    • @B-2026
      @B-2026 5 місяців тому +14

      That Council tax is the worst thing Thatcher did to the ordinary people of Britain.

    • @morwennamcgowan4125
      @morwennamcgowan4125 5 місяців тому

      Same

    • @Gobstaaaar
      @Gobstaaaar 4 місяці тому +1

      15k ?? Don't we have minimum wages in this country?

  • @coldbreeze6344
    @coldbreeze6344 11 місяців тому +69

    VOTE REFORM lets get our country back and start helping our own people not illegal criminals and criminals running our country

    • @stevenhull5025
      @stevenhull5025 11 місяців тому

      And you think REFORM will be any better??? They are all the same. Useless.

    • @henrywaterhouse6291
      @henrywaterhouse6291 11 місяців тому

      Controlled opposition, Richard Tice is part of the establishment, nothing will change.

    • @vanessahenderson1850
      @vanessahenderson1850 7 місяців тому

      Reform are not the answer. They're part of the establishment regardless to what they try and tell people.

    • @FrostekFerenczy
      @FrostekFerenczy 6 місяців тому

      Reform are a bunch of losers.

    • @AverageCanadianStinky
      @AverageCanadianStinky 4 місяці тому

      @@FrostekFerenczy at least they're british

  • @Gypsygal23
    @Gypsygal23 11 місяців тому +190

    £22K a year is £356 a week. We as a family live on half of that, I never realised how poor we are. Its a struggle but we don't drink, smoke or do drugs so I guess that helps. 🤔

    • @montyloads
      @montyloads 11 місяців тому +5

      HI im just curious..you say you live on half that which is £170 a week, are you saying that's all the money you receive or are you also getting help with benefits etc?... im not trying to be disrespectful im just stunned you can make that work. Where are you in the country? How many of you are there in family? What is your rent/mortgage?

    • @Gypsygal23
      @Gypsygal23 11 місяців тому +28

      @montyloads That's correct, 3 over 18 in family, partner died, heating only goes on 1 hr late evening 1 hr early morning if that. 1 meal a day, walk or cycle. My tax credits ended in August. 2 of us work part time due to health issues, 1 just gone on universal credit. That's what we live on. Told we can't get extra help. Previously worked all my life & raised 3 kids & 4 stepkids as my late partner was widowed. All grown up now & doing well for themselves. He died Christmas 2009. None of us ever drank or smoked, I've sewn & upcycled all my adult life, grow veg etc. Always bought in sale or made myself/diy. House & garden clean & well looked after. Always cut our own hair etc. clip my own dogs etc. I've not had a day or night out in years but live right near a lovely beach. Lovely in summer, freezing Sept-May. I was gobsmacked when this lady complained she only got double what we live on & the other has the heating on all day due to black mould. That mould is probably due to condensation from drying all her washing on the radiators. I don't know anyone who has the heating on all day these days so obviously she's not on a smart meter. Not criticising just when she said how much in benefits she gets & yet cant manage, that was a real eye opener for me. I worked upto 5 part time jobs when kids were younger including 3 eves nighshift to fit around being there for my kids. 1 son has adhd & had leg hip probs from birth, never got a penny dla kept getting declined. His legs have since been straightened. Like I said I never realised we were so poor til I watched this. We can't afford a take away they have £3 fish & chips. That bloke is a credit to his community. I guess we are all always learning which is good I guess..GRATITUDE it turns what we have into enough. I rent btw. 👍

    • @itemushmush
      @itemushmush 11 місяців тому +4

      @@Gypsygal23 how on earth do you pay for rent?

    • @Gypsygal23
      @Gypsygal23 11 місяців тому +5

      @@itemushmush rent is £102 pwk

    • @Gypsygal23
      @Gypsygal23 11 місяців тому +5

      There's a video on yt where a 60 yr old is living on £30 a month

  • @ragingredhead9555
    @ragingredhead9555 11 місяців тому +129

    I love the first guys humour. "The seagulls have flip knives. That's how rough it is!" 😂

    • @marcdenniss43
      @marcdenniss43 11 місяців тому +10

      My mate Robbie,fu×ked his back up while in the army, now can't walk without crutches, he's a very funny bloke 😂

    • @ragingredhead9555
      @ragingredhead9555 11 місяців тому +6

      @@marcdenniss43 You tell Robbie that's he's a top bloke. I wish him all the best and I hope life treats him well. ☺️

    • @PaulaXism
      @PaulaXism 11 місяців тому +3

      The dogs round this way won't go out without crash helmets

    • @alfsmith4936
      @alfsmith4936 11 місяців тому

      ​@@marcdenniss43Did he get bummed?
      Vote reformuk 🇬🇧🇬🇧

    • @Muswell
      @Muswell 11 місяців тому

      You mean flick knives.