Benefits Street has been recommissioned for a second series by Channel 4.

The controversial documentary series will return for six more episodes in 2015.

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The programme sparked national debate about the welfare system when it aired earlier this year, making stars of its contributors such as White Dee in the process.

Filming has begun on a street in Stockton-On-Tees, near Middlesbrough.

Channel 4's Head of Documentaries, Nick Mirsky, said: "Benefits Street fits perfectly with Channel 4's remit of producing programming that stimulates discussion and debate, the first series did this on a national scale.

"It brought a very human focus to an issue that is at the heart of who we are in Britain today. I'm sure the new series will advance that debate and introduce viewers to a new group of compelling residents."

Love Productions' Creative Director for Factual, Kieran Smith, added: "Like many places in the UK Stockton has been hit hard by the recession and economic decline. Those who are reliant on welfare for the majority of their income are some of the hardest hit.



"We have been invited to share in the lives of the residents of one street where many people rely on benefits to survive. It's an incredibly close community and whilst people may not have much, they do have one another to turn to for help."

Series one star White Dee is currently taking part in Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 5.

In June, the series was cleared by Ofcom, after it picked up a large number of complaints from viewers, including those who claimed the show "misrepresented and vilified benefits claimants".

The production team behind the show are also working on Immigration Street, a six-part programme focusing on life in Derby Road in Southampton.

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