Residents left without food or electricity while waiting for first benefits payment
Report: Tony Foster and Yasmin Qureshi with a copy of the report at the Houses of Parliament.
PEOPLE claiming the new universal credit have been left unable to pay their rent or afford food or electricity, according to a report co-authored by Citizens Advice Bolton.
Bosses from the advisory organisation presented their report at the Houses of Parliament, which aims to highlight problems with the new benefits system.The report claims four out of five people surveyed by Bolton and 15 other Citizens Advice offices were unable to pay for such basic items while waiting for their first payment.
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This will be happening in many various parts of the country since the tories have been in power and it will only get worse!
Life just keeps getting better with this sadistic bunch of posh boys in charge.