Tory deputy chairman claims it is a 'myth' people on Universal Credit are in poverty
The standard UC allowance for households is £334.91 a month for single claimants aged 25 or over, or £525.72 a month for joint claimants with either aged 25 or over.Advertisement
In a wide-ranging speech, Mr Anderson also claimed foodbanks were being"abused" by people who did not need them, and that there was a"culture" of them being used as"a weekly shop" by some. "I asked why are some families unable to feed their children at breakfast - why can't they give them a slice of toast or whatever?" he said."And I thought, well, Weetabix and a bowl of milk, what does that cost? It isn't evenMr Anderson said he asked to meet the parents who were struggling, to"see where they were going wrong, if they had debt problems, budgeting problems, social problems", but had not had a reply.
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