to think this universal credit story is bullshit

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She lost me at "she plans on using a clothes iron to heat up saucepans ..."

Surely there is more to this, some catastrophic lack of money management skills. Come on.

www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/universal-credit-mum-saving-free-15528823

Some people are just piling in on UC with fake news. Its getting ridiculous and will just harden tax payers opinions that people on benefits are just scroungers.

that article is terrible.

this one is better.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/06/disabled-children-poverty-christmas-dickens

The disabled child bit through me as I have a disabled child
Seems very similar to me
Mum and 1 disabled daughter we have been moved over to UC and are actually better off
There is a disabled child element which pretty much matches the tax credit elements ( although I think it may be lower unless on high rate care )
Carers element which is now not means tested.
Full rent
All in all I get over 1200 pound including dla for me and daughter