article_snippet: A woman from the seaside town of Hastings who gets £1,100 of benefits a month has labelled the government 'disgusting' for allowing people to live on that amount of money.
article_snippet: In the show Benefits Britain, which airs on Channel 5 tonight, a camera crews follows Debbie Merton, 46, who hasn't worked in 24 years and lives in a large council flat on the East Sussex coast.
article_snippet: A woman from the seaside town of Hastings who gets £1,100 of benefits a month doesn't reveal the disability  that allows A woman from the seaside town of Hastings who gets £1,100 of benefits a month to receive this amount of money every month, but says that it is unlikely A woman from the seaside town of Hastings who gets £1,100 of benefits a month will ever be able to get a job.
article_snippet: Debbie Merton, who gets a benefits income of just under £1,100 a month and hasn't work in 24 years .
article_snippet: While Debbie has been on state handouts for several years, Debbie reveals that as a young woman, Debbie also struggled to find any work because of Debbie lack of skills.
article_snippet: Debbie said: 'I tried getting other jobs before I was disabled but couldn't because I had no qualifications, it really winds me up -
article_snippet: Debbie continued: 'It's bloody hard and the government  don't really give a s
article_snippet: It's just disgusting how they expect you to live on money and support a house and support yourself.'
article_snippet: This time next year, hopefully we won't be on any benefits and we'll be in a two bedroom flat.'
article_snippet: Benefits Britain airs on Channel 5 tonight .
highlights_snippet: Debbie Merton, 46, from Hastings, hasn't worked in 24 years .
  
highlights_snippet: She lives in a large council flat and is given £1,100 a month .
  