It has been a decade since Channel 4 arrived on James Turner Street in Birmingham. The road known for having a high number of welfare benefits was put on the big screen as the lives of claimants were documented, showing them carrying out petty crimes, and some people voluntarily refusing to work.

When the series one was first released in 2014, it was reported that 90% of the residents were receiving welfare. Now, following Rachel Reeves' recent delivery of the Budget, which includes greater welfare spending, residents have revealed how they truly feel about the Chancellor's decisions, with opinions ranging from "the extra cash is good news" to "the Government is unfairly handing out free money".

Rachel Reeves revealed plans to lift the two-child benefit cap while raising taxes on working people. The announcement on Wednesday, November 26, was dubbed 'Benefits Street Budget' by conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.

And it appears to be good news for a number of the residents on James Turner Street.

Ikram Hassan, 34, who lives on the road with three children, told theDaily Mail: "The Budget is good news. I'm pleased to hear that it will help a lot of families on low incomes. They can use it for their expenses for the children, all their needs. It helps them survive during the week."

Angelina Fosu, 50, another mother, but to four children, has been living on the street for nine years. She revealed that she is currently out of work as she looks after her two youngest children, but is struggling to find a role that would permit her to work in the evenings.

However, the 50-year-old shared that she also believes "if the Government will give us more money, that is good news".

While many celebrate the Chancellor's financial plans for the economy, not all of the street's residents are happy. Matthew Stennett, 38, a software engineer who has lived on James Turner Street his whole life, thinks the plans are ridiculous.

He said that claimants are "getting free money" while the workers "break our backs."

Pensioners Hyancinth Rattray, 83 and her 96-year-old husband feel a similar way, explaining that the increase in welfare spending creates "a deficit in the workforce" and wonders about "the people that are working and are worse off than the people that are not in work".

Resident Elise, whose real name was not used, claims it is an immigration issue and that "the foreigners that come into the country get everything". However, not all the locals agree with Elise.

Benefits Street is home to a range of people of different ages, races and ethnicities, but the division of the residents simply remains between those who work and those who don't.