Now if I was Alfie I would a) go to the local Job Centre/DWP to see if there were any jobs going and see what benefits I might be entitled to (including housing benefit) b) be prepared to look further than Albert Square for a job and c) go to the local Citizens' Advice Bureau for help with rescheduling my debt and more advice on benefits.
But I suppose all that is a bit too much like living in the UK, and we know, of course, that Eastenders is set in some weird parallel universe where none of this applies. So far better to set fire to your house and lose everything than...er...lose everything....
