'I'm a working mum but Universal Credit left me begging my mum to feed my kids'
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Boy, 9, raided piggy bank after Universal Credit left mum short for billsWHEN Liam, 9, handed his mum a handful of one and two pence pieces to help her pay the bills it broke her heart. Mum Stacey Seivewright, 31, is struggling to keep up with her finances and has been…
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Disabled mum faces eviction after Universal Credit left her unable to pay rentClaire Wilkinson, from Plymouth, says she is going to made homeless and the system has damaged her mental health
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Martin Rowson on Amber Rudd and changes to universal credit – cartoonAmber Rudd will announce a partial rollback to the two-child limit on universal credit payments on Friday but faces claims that she could create ‘two classes of family’ by scrapping it for some claimants but not others
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Single mums win universal credit challengeThe women say they are struggling financially because of the way their payments are calculated.
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Single working mothers win Universal Credit legal challengeSome had fallen into debt and were forced to rely on foodbanks after being moved onto the welfare scheme
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Rudd announces universal credit shake-upThe migration of three million claimants to the new system will be delayed, under plans announced today.
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Universal Credit: Lags in PRISON buy food for struggling BritsPRISONERS are spending what little money they have buying food for struggling Brits on Universal Credit. Despite facing time behind bars, many prisoners have teamed up with staff to buy items to se…
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The Guardian view on universal credit: flawed calculations | EditorialEditorial: This week’s court defeat for the government is further evidence of the system’s shortcomings, and the suffering these can cause
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'Universal Credit delays drove me back to Spice while living on the streets'Sophie, who has autism and ADHD, says she turned back to the drug while she was on the streets for two months without enough money to buy food
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We're being evicted after Universal Credit left us £500 a month worse offBEHIND on their rent, no savings and £3,000 in debt, Amanda Plowman and army veteran husband Bryan now face losing their home after a crippling five-week wait for their first Universal Credit payme…
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