Craig & Vicky were let down by a system that needs to change.
Category: Individual voices
This was our home for 7 weeks after UC swept us into poverty
Tony & Sue’s shocking story shows why the system needs to be more flexible
UC doesn’t leave me enough to buy food
If it was not for this place, I would not eat.
How to fix UC? Pay enough for me to afford good food
Paul says Universal Credit isn’t giving the support it should
UC trapped me in poverty. Here’s how to fix it…
Ciaran in Yorkshire could scarcely believe how difficult the system was
Unlocking poverty when you’re on £34 a fortnight
What traps people in food poverty? What can unlock it?
1 food bank, 1 morning: 6 people’s powerful stories
First-hand experts set out the causes of hunger and potential solutions
How to unlock poverty for mums like Lianne
One mum in Sheffield tells of her holiday hunger struggles, and a wonderful local project that helps
That first wait is horrible. I got into £810 debt.
I was never in debt. Then Universal Credit came along
I had nothing. Then Universal Credit made things worse.
Michael shouldn’t even have been on Universal Credit. He says it made his situation worse.
