DocArchive (1978): Oh What A Lot of Spongers

A look at the struggles for men and women on social welfare. Unfairly called ‘spongers’, these unemployed people talk about what it is like to be ‘on the dole’. Qualified teachers and tradesmen reveal the complexities of the welfare system and the difficulties they have in trying to find work. Irish emigrants to the U.K. talk about having to work abroad while leaving family at home. (First Broadcast 1978)