Ex-soldier with PTSD says Universal Credit forces him to live off just £8 a week

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Former combat medic Daniel Johnson staged a one-man protest to voice his anger at Universal Credit rules and the way military personnel are treated after leaving the forces

 

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Thats not acceptable This must be rectified to all similar soldiers who have risked their lives for us and their families

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