Jenny Leong, Julie Goodwin, and Caleb Bond go to three different parts of New South Wales, where they find out firsthand what it is like for people to live without secure and safe accommodation, proper heating, and adequate health care.

The three contributors find out what challenges people face while trying to support a family on welfare, immersing themselves in their households and lives.

Attention shifts to the job market as the three contributors try to survive by finding and maintaining work.