UK's Poorest Kids | Growing Up Poor | Free Doc Bites
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- UK's Poorest Kids | Growing Up Poor | Short Documentary
'Growing Up Poor: Breadline Kids', three articulate and engaging kids tell their own stories and wryly observe the impact poverty and homelessness is having on their families, including the toll it is taking on their parents’ mental health. Warm, funny at times, but above all moving, this film looks at the realities of life on the breadline in Britain through the eyes of three amazing children.
Amid the gowned scholars of Cambridge, Courtney and her family struggle to stay afloat. Fleeing from violence they became trapped in a vicious circle of poverty, made worse by delays in Universal Credit payments. Despite all this, Courtney remains optimistic and resilient - relishing the chance to choose treats at her local foodbank, looking forward to getting her phone back from the pawnbroker, and encouraging her mum to get a boyfriend so she and her little brother “can have a dad.”
But as the biting north winds sweep across the fens in winter, even Courtney’s sunny outlook is challenged when there is not enough money left on the meter to boil a kettle for a hot water bottle. Shivering, she starts counting the pennies in her piggy bank. When her mum tells her the family has been turned down for an emergency fuel bank top-up, Courtney says simply, “That’s crazy, what do they expect us to do?”
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The child is so aware of their problems, it sad to see. Instead of enjoying her childhood, she's out there worrying about their expenses and life.
Come to south Africa
@@lucasmk2630 No
Beyond sad
Yeah really sad, it sounds like that universal credit system hasn't kept up with inflation, cost of food, cost of housing etc. Spending so much time worrying on wether they will have food and heating, and turning around every dime they have doesn't make it easier to come out of the situation either, for any one of them. And the children developing anxiety that early won't be benificial to the society in the long term financially either. If speaking purely about the economics of it.
@@Phooenixification😭👍😭
It makes me furious to see the girl struggling and then I see "refugees" in my country with Benz SUVs on social money...I don't know if it's the same in UK.
This little girl is the sweetest. She will have a bright future for sure. Despite the circumstances she’s still positive. Her mother on the other hand! With that attitude of her feeling sorry for herself is a disappointment! 🤦🏽♂️
She is such a doll. I adore her and her mother’s relationship. That baby girl has a bright future. She is so genuine, sweet, smart, aware, and just a beautiful happy soul even through their struggles. I pray the best for this family. They deserve it. 🤍
I'm trying to put myself in that situation but it's really hard as so many bad things would have to align that it seems almost impossible to live like that for more than 1 year.
I wish that the documentary had also explored the options she had to exit the situation and why they are not possible/working.
Like: why she didn't have savings? Why her family isn't helping? And friends? Why can't she get a job? I gues due to a mental disorder, then, what therapy is she doing? (Or if she isn't, why?) What is her plan to exit this situation? Or why she can't make one? Is it better for her to let social services to take care of the kids for some time until she can pay them a healthy life?... So many questions to answer.
I feel that the documentary is a bit biased to make you think that the problem is the society or the government, when it actually may be her decision making.
Anyways it is a sad situation. If I was her and I could think as I do now, I'd try to kind of hide it to the kids, so they can enjoy their childhood and development as other kids. I wouldn't involve them in some decisions or explain them how we get the things we need. Of course I would answer their questions, but making them understand that it is my job and that they are not expected to get involved, because their job is to learn, try new things and become the best version of themselves.
Helps them
Hope they can pull out of poverty
send your money to Ukraine 😂😂😂😂
I read that title wrong
and they have a dog toooooo!? 13% of food money is eaten up by the DOG 🤔
All she needs to do is get a job instead of leeching off the social security system and whining about how it’s not enough. She decided to have that many children as well. Making terrible choices and then complaining about the outcome is wild.
People have to also be better at picking their partners
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dont have kids you cant afford
She was stuck in an abusive situation, I dunno about that.
they seem to be doing alright, a nice pet dog, decent looking couch, and the mom does not have to work, what more could you ask for
empty refrigirator
that "nice pet dog" like u say is draining food for the kids!