The debilitating nine-week wait left Mel Lock without any cash to pay her rent and she was forced to borrow £900 from friends and family10:30 am
At the same time she had been hit with a £1,500 tax bill, which she challenged and thankfully got reduced to £261. But there are big problems with the flagship new system - it takes 5 weeks to get the first payment and it could leave some families worse off by thousands of pounds a year. “As soon as I see a bill, it’s the stress of 'how am I going to pay for this?' and not sleeping and it sends you into a spin”, she told The Sun.
Mel says her childcare provider is the only one flexible enough to provide care around her job and that losing her son’s place would mean joining a long waiting list to find a new one.Under Universal Credit, workers are supposed to be repaid up to 85 per cent of childcare costs - but they have to foot the upfront bill themselves.
Source: Loan Digest (loandigest.net)
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