I had to stop watching her back when she only had 5 kids, because I found it too depressing. There's something really grubby about her and Dave and (sorry to say) the poor children. They look like paupers, kids never have a proper haircut, clothes always misshapen etc.
I think financially it's maybe some sort of annuity, set up by Dave's parents or even grandparents to give them a specific income (say £1k a week, or £3-5k a month or whatever) for a set period. Often where money is held in trust like that, you can ask the trustees for a lump sum for a house - which would explain how they moved from their last house to this one, probably citing a need for a bigger house for all the kids - but you can't just draw out big amounts at will.
Whatever it is, it's crap though. Rather than wasting that money constantly on food (most of which must get binned) and a load of other tat, why not spend it on improving their home (I remember when they made a sofa out of cardboard boxes
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) or even moving out of Telford, getting nicer clothes for the children, taking them to places etc.
I'd rather have no money than live their lives. They have nothing nice to show for that money, however much it is they've actually got.