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Mum on UC gets £3342 a month?! Is this right?

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Londonisthebestcityintheworld · 27/11/2025 21:16

Saw this in the mirror, scroll down to Thea's story. Single mum of 3 in London who earns £2800 a month and gets an additional £3342 in UC and CB. How is this even possible?!

That top up is the equivalent of earning £50K a year. The benefit payments would put her in the top 10% of earners.

I mean, to quote the kids, what the helly? Am I a total mug getting up and slogging my guts out and working while others get more in benefits than I earn?

Pregnant mum-of-four: 'Budget benefit change saved our Christmas' - The Mirror https://share.google/kdV8SOUW8I4xpA7nT

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ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 27/11/2025 21:29

The article says her outgoings are £6,000 per month.

Actupfishy · 27/11/2025 21:28

another benefits bashing thread. Great.

cadburyegg · 27/11/2025 21:27

Gutter press. The mirror should be ashamed of themselves for taking advantage of this mum’s situation. Half of the figures they quoted probably aren’t even accurate. The point of the whole article is to anger people. And it’s worked hasn’t it?

FurbieFan · 27/11/2025 21:27

Well I would guess most of the UC money is going to be paid as rent to a private landlord who’s doing very nicely I expect.

Tootiredforthis23 · 27/11/2025 21:26

It does say that she lives in north london, so her rent will be really high plus that includes childcare. She has 3 children in the photo and works full time. So if one of them is at nursery full time that would be a minimum £1700 a month, plus if there’s breakfast clubs and after school clubs for the others. UC will include childcare payment. At least she’s working as well, the childcare costs will decrease quite quickly as the children get older and she will get less in benefits. If she wasn’t working at all she’d be getting more in benefits, London cost of living is ridiculous.

Strictlycomeparent · 27/11/2025 21:26

You’ve got to remember that housing and childcare in London is astronomical. So most of that might be housing costs or childcare costs. It doesn’t sound a lot to support 3 kids to me.

CheekyChickenFucker · 27/11/2025 21:24

Where is the dad?

Is this another single mum bashing thread?

Whyjustwhy83 · 27/11/2025 21:24

Will it not be the rent and childcare elements that make up most of the £3000+ she's getting.

noroomonbroom10 · 27/11/2025 21:22

How has the Budget saved Christmas,when cap is still in place until April?

soupyspoon · 27/11/2025 21:19

I cant click on the link but it would be helpful for someone to accurately, and I mean accurately, do the maths and research using online calculators, her acutal childresn ages and her actual rent

Then I will decide if Im outraged.

OddSocksAreCool · 27/11/2025 21:18

She lives in North London - I imagine a huge proportion of the UC is rent.

Silverbirchleaf · 27/11/2025 21:18

Apparently it’s true, and it makes my blood boil a little also.

(where do the newspapers find these people to interview?)