Welfare (AUS)

At some point in their lives, millions of Australians will need financial assistance from the government, whether it’s because they’re…

– studying
– dealing with a crisis
– out of work
– too sick to work
– too old to work
– just don’t really want to work

Welfare is a 6-part comedy web series that explores the bureaucracy and hypocrisy in Australia’s welfare system, and how its rules and regulations lay waste to compassion and common sense.

In each episode, a documentary crew follows the good-hearted but illiterate welfare centre boss and his three caseworkers, as they deal with customers from all walks of life.

Faced with a wall of red tape, nonsensical public service jargon and well-meaning stupidity, the helpless customers have no choice but to try to cheat the system. If anyone actually receives help in this office, it’s not because of the staff, it’s in spite of them.

In Welfare, no-one really gets what they deserve. We’re left to ask: can we no longer think for ourselves? What ever happened to plain old common sense!?