Having a Work and Struggling to Survive: Who Are the New Poor

A third of British people in work have less than £100 in savings. What is life like for those struggling to make ends meet, despite having a job? This is the real story behind working Britain today. Shot all over the UK, we follow nine families for a year as their financial futures hang in the balance. What does “just about managing” really mean for millions of us from all walks of life and from all over Britain? From a homeless father and son on the South Coast, to an undertaker specialising in cut price funerals in Scotland, and a family working in the steel works in Wales, we tell the human stories of the domestic pressure that working all hours and having nothing to show for it brings. But being broke is not the same as being broken. Despite the hardship, grit, resilience, humour, and entrepreneurial spirit shines through… proving that no matter how tough things are, people always try to find a way to keep going and pull on through to a better future. Broke – Episode 1