Single mum tells how Universal Credit cut will plunge her into debt

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has introduced a new rule change to Universal Credit to ensure claimants receive more consistent benefit payments every month, even if their employer pays them early because the pay date falls on a weekend, Monday or Bank Holiday. The DWP has implemented a new automatic process so that the Universal Credit system now automatically identifies claimants who receive a second monthly salary payment in one benefit assessment period.

ending the uplift to the benefit next month despite pleas from several Tory MPs and numerous anti-poverty charities. A survey by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) found 74% of its users who claim Universal Credit said they would be unable to cope with the reduction in payment, while 26% said they would no longer be able to pay for essentials, and 14% said they would no longer be able to pay for food.

uplift to the benefit which was introduced at the height of the first coronavirus lockdown last year - despite several high-profile party members urging Boris Johnson it must be kept. Numerous charities and anti-poverty campaigners have warned that removing the uplift will plunge hundreds of thousands of people across the UK into poverty.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are at risk of losing access to their money from December, if it currently goes into a Post Office Card account (POCa). POCa has been a way for benefit claimants to collect their cash since 2003 and was introduced to provide a “simple” banking facility for those without access to regular bank accounts.

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Disabled people on legacy benefits have hit out at being excluded from the weekly £20 Universal Credit uplift which has been in place for claimants since the start of the pandemic and worth more than £1,460. The Disability Benefits Consortium's (DBC) said some disabled people are falling behind on bills, skipping meals and facing considerable mental health challenges as they struggle financially.

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UC and Working Tax credit introduced in lockdown will affect 63 per cent of families with kids in one Glasgow constituency. This impact will be felt by 37 per cent of families with children all across Scotland, according to the research by the respected poverty campaign organisation the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

She’s always been very open about the highs and lows of raising her five children and Kerry Katona has now said that being a single mum ‘is the hardest thing’.

single mother's four young children were reduced to tears after being turned away from a swimming pool due to her being the only present adult. Lisa Wood attempted to take nine-year-old Keelie, three-year-old Alicea, two-year-old Matthew and Chanelle aged one to the local swimming centre for free swimming lessons.

Dani Dyer has admitted that it is "hard" being a single mum to her baby boy Santiago, just weeks after her ex Sammy Kimmence was sentenced to 42 months in prison for fraud.The former Love Island star, 25, took part in a candid Q&A on her Instagram on Sunday where she praised her "amazing" family and "support system".

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Lizzo has returned with her first new music in two years, ‘Rumors’, featuring fellow rapper Cardi B.For the track, Lizzo takes aim at how her appearance and actions are discussed by the public, and criticises the gossip spread about her online.“Spending all your time trying to break a woman down / Realer shit is going on, baby, take a look around,” Lizzo sings on the single.The accompanying music video, directed by Tanu Muino, depicts the pair as Olympian figures.Watch the clip for ‘Rumors’