Living on Benefits

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Single mother Laura is trying to contact her baby's father.

Laura talks about how difficult it is to live on benefits (£40 a week). Her phone has been cut off as she has not been able to pay the bill. She pays all the bills every week, which means that there is not much money left. If she wants to go away for a weekend, then she can only do it by saving a very small amount every week. She had a grant to set up home, but it didn't go very far.
From: Teenage Mams
First Broadcast : 17 January 2006

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 14-16,16+

Subject : Sociology, Health & Social Care

Topic : Community and culture, Relationships and Families

Keywords : Pregnancy in teenage mothers in Wales, Teenage pregnancy, Childcare, Welfare state, Benefits, Single mothers


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