Episode 2 | Universal Credit: Inside the Welfare State

Duration: 58'56''

Synopsis

At Toxteth jobcentre, manager Gemma is under pressure to ensure her staff meet new claimants every week until they get a job - but with too few staff and too many claimants, it is proving difficult.

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