''Saints and Scroungers'' is a British television programme about welfare benefits, broadcast on

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and presented by

Matt Allwright Matthew Allwright (born 14 April 1970) is an English television presenter, journalist, and musician. He has presented shows such as ''Watchdog'', ''Rogue Traders'', '' Food Inspectors, The Code'', '' Fake Britain'' and ''The One Show'' for BBC ...

since 2013. It was presented by

Dominic Littlewood Dominic Littlewood (born 29 March 1965), is a British television journalist and television presenter who specialises in consumer protection. He has appeared on the BBC and Channel 5, presenting programmes such as '' Fake Britain'', ''Cowboy ...

from 2009 until 2012. But now more recently for the new series started on 7 September 2015, there is no physical presenter input but just an audio voice over from Mark Bazeley. It focuses on two groups of people: the vulnerable who need help and those who help them 'saints' and fraudulent claimants 'scroungers'. The series is repeated in the UK on Crime & Investigation Network.

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* * 2009 British television series debuts 2015 British television series endings BBC television documentaries British crime television series Social security in the United Kingdom {{UK-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub