Undercover Benefits Cheat

Paul Connolly goes undercover living as a criminal on benefits to find out how some claimants can cheat the system.

Paul talks to a man who is making a small fortune by illegally selling steroids and prescription-only pills. One of his undercover team in a supermarket who are doing a roaring blackmarket trade in smuggled cigarettes and under-the-counter medicine.

Paul looks at people who claim housing benefits from the state while raking in cash from subletting.

Paul talks to the crooks and criminals offering claimants the chance to make an illegal buck, including a dealer in prescriptions-only pill and traders selling smuggled cigarettes.