The Poverty Project

Five people with very strong opinions about poverty in the Netherlands (particularly on welfare recipients) are faced with the harsh reality of being poor. They meet people who, for various reasons, live in poverty. They take a trip through the Netherlands, where the conditions are getting worse and worse. They have to fully immerse themselves in their lives: eat what poor people eat, live as they live, and especially discover how bad it is when you lose control over your own life. The cast moves into a furnished rental house renamed The House of Poverty. This is their main residence. Here they will live and sleep together. Above all it is a place where they can share their views and experiences indiscriminately. The house acts as a pressure cooker, and is therefore also an important place in the social experiment. Here the group dynamics, mutual discussions or perhaps even the togetherness are created. However, they will not stay here every night. The host will invite them several times to stay with a poor family. Really experiencing their lives, really participating and seeing what this new environment does to you when you are used to having everything.