Desperate woman's Universal Credit battle while days away from giving birth

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Viewers of Universal Credit: Inside the Welfare State on BBC 2, watched as 'frustrated' and 'gutted' Jobcentre staff battled to help young mum-to-be Laryssa receive the help she deserves

A young woman a week away from giving birth was forced to prove she lives in the UK despite living in Liverpool since she was a child.

 

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