Panorama · SEASON 70
The Housing Benefit Millionaire
Episode 29 · 2022-08-15

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Thousands of vulnerable people are housed and supported by not-for-profit social housing providers, many of them charities. Panorama investigates one charity and its links to a millionaire developer who has turned taxpayer-funded housing benefit into a personal fortune through the supply of properties. Reporter Rory Carson speaks to tenants who feel they’ve been let down by the charity, former employees who say serious problems of anti-social behaviour were sparked by the charity's focus on expansion and hears calls for better regulation of social housing to protect both tenants and the taxpayer.
29 minutes
Season 70 episodes
1. The NHS vs Covid: The Fight Goes On2022-01-12
2. Britain's Killer Roads2022-01-17
3. Anti-Social Behaviour: Afraid in My Own Home2022-01-24
4. Boris Johnson on the Brink2022-01-31
5. Afghanistan: A Country at Breaking Point2022-02-07
6. A Cow's Life: The True Cost of Milk?2022-02-14
7. Why Aren't We Vaccinating the World?2022-02-21
8. Maternity Scandal: Fighting for the Truth2022-02-23
9. Putin's War in Ukraine2022-02-28
10. Manchester Arena Bombing: Saffie’s Story2022-03-07
11. Roman Abramovich’s Dirty Money2022-03-14
12. Ukraine's Resistance: Standing Up to Putin2022-03-21
13. Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Britain’s Rape Crisis2022-03-28
14. Fixing Unfair Britain: Can Levelling Up Deliver?2022-04-06
15. Surviving the Cost of Living Crisis2022-04-11
16. Obesity: Who Cares if I’m Bigger?2022-04-20
17. The Post Office Scandal2022-04-25
18. Protecting Our Children: A Balancing Act2022-05-16
19. Hunting Putin's War Criminals2022-05-23
20. Partygate: Inside The Storm2022-05-24
21. Recycling: Where Does My Rubbish Go?2022-05-30
22. Undercover: Britain's Biggest GP Chain2022-06-13
23. A Social Media Murder: Olly's Story2022-06-20
24. Hong Kong: Life Under the Crackdown2022-06-28
25. Taking us for a Ride: The Uber Files2022-07-11
26. SAS Death Squads Exposed: A British War Crime?2022-07-12
27. The Downfall of Boris Johnson2022-07-13
28. Airport Chaos: What's Gone Wrong?2022-07-18
29. The Housing Benefit Millionaire2022-08-15
30. The Billion-Pound Savings Scandal2022-08-16
31. The Secret World of Trading Nudes2022-08-22
32. The Energy Crisis: Who's Cashing In?2022-09-05
33. Mental Health: Young Lives in Crisis2022-09-20
34. Channel Crisis: Could People Smugglers Be Stopped?2022-09-26
35. Undercover Hospital: Patients at Risk2022-09-28
36. Why Kids Miss School2022-09-30
37. The Green Energy Scandal Exposed2022-10-03
38. Will the NHS Care for Me?2022-10-10
39. The Champions League Final: What Went Wrong?2022-10-17
40. Disaster Deniers: Hunting the Trolls2022-10-31
41. Road Rage: Cars v Bikes2022-11-02
42. Trump: The Return?2022-11-07
43. Mariupol: The People's Story2022-11-08
44. Why Is Food So Expensive?2022-11-14
45. Cost of Living: Can’t Afford My Home2022-11-21