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What changes will universal credit bring?

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  • paddedjohn
    paddedjohn Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    I, like thousands upon thousands of people, get paid monthly for working, and the majority of us seem to manage to pay our bills before we get p155ed or go on holidays. Claimants will soon get the hang of it.
    Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.
  • Weary_soul
    Weary_soul Posts: 272 Forumite
    And the foodbanks don't hand out booz or cigs, so they will have to do without those if they have a binge at the start of the (welfare) month.

    Some folks seem to have an odd idea of how much help a foodbank supplies.

    http://www.trusselltrust.org/how-it-works

    3 days emergency rations. It's far from any long term help.
    And the foodbanks don't hand out booz or cigs, so they will have to do without those if they have a binge at the start of the (welfare) month.

    Jesus...
    “Lord Thomas of Gresford: My Lords, one of the three great universal lies is, “I am from the Government and I am here to help you”. ”
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