Mum on Universal Credit in tears after she's left with just £64 for Christmas

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Gayle Paterson, from Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, says strict Universal Credit rules mean she could be forced to rely on food banks to get her through the festive period

A working mum on Universal Credit says she was left in tears after learning she had just £64 to pay her bills over Christmas.

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Universal credit should be axed replaced by the original system

Those Labour who have now voted tory must be thinking things will get better will have quite a shock when Johnson brings his no deal brexit through then god help the poor because that's who it will hit not the idiots who want their borders back but it might hit them as well.

I feel for her I had a horrible one back in 2006 didn't have any money was on sick pay

Maybe she could cup some different baubles? JustSayin

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