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A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl phoned a charity to beg for work so that she can help her family after a delayed universal credit (UC) payment put them in dire straits.
The child’s single father has recently been made redundant from his job as a lorry driver in Torbay, Devon.
The family of five were made to wait five weeks until the first UC payment, leaving them with little food and unable to make ends meet, the Daily Mirror reported.
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY
In the current climate, it is vital to bust the myths and put forward the case for a humane and decent social security system that supports people, argues FRAN HEATHCOTE
