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Residents of Channel 4's Benefits Street have responded to Rachel Reeves' budget - with some welcoming the "welcome bonus" of additional cash whilst others have condemned it as "stupid".

Locals dwelling on James Turner Street in Winson Green, Birmingham , became household names after the divisive documentary broadcast 11 years ago.

The show - featuring personalities such as White Dee, Black Dee and Fungi - chronicled the daily lives of benefit recipients, with reports suggesting 90 per cent of inhabitants relied on welfare.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has this week labelled Rachel Reeves' proposals "a Budget for Benefits Street".

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