Lesley Mooney, 61 and from Grimsby, said 'every day it is a choice of keeping warm or eating' as she blasted the government for leaving her in a condition that she has 'never been like this in my life'
A benefit claimant having to choose between heating her home and eating has blasted the government for cutting the £20-a-week Universal Credit boost.
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