More Than Half of People on Universal Credit Are Forced To Go Without Food

UNIVERSAL CREDIT - Claimants reported having less than £100 left at the end of each month after paying their bills, according to recent rearch byCitizens Advice.

The benefits freeze is leaving thousands of benefit claimants in the UK without money to pay for essentials like food, bills, and rent. 73% of claimants are said to have servius rent arrears.

Two in five of them say they have less than £100 left to live off at the end of each month after paying for their household bills, food, rent or mortgage, and council tax.

Up to 55 percent of people on Universal Credit said they have had to forego paying for the basics because they struggle financially even on benefits, Citizens Advice research revealed.

Nearly half of all benefit claimants said this was an issue for them, with 40 percent having lost sleep due to money worries in the last year.

The survey of 2,751 working-age adults also found that disabled people and people with children were more likely to have gone without essentials like food and toiletries.

Critics have pointed out that the gap between the rich and poor is growing because of benefits cuts. This could eventually destabilize society.

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