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Investigators show how an 81-year-old granny ran a 20-year-long housing benefit scam. And we meet a man who became desperate for help when his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

Saints and Scroungers delves into the world of benefit theft, meeting those who abuse the system by stealing millions of pounds each year, as well as the people they are stealing from.

There's an 81-year-old granny who ran a 20-year-long housing benefit scam, and meet Jim Swift, who became desperate for help when his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and he becomes her carer.

30 minutes

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Producer Simon Barnes
Executive Producer Matt Gordon

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