a child minderfrom county fermanagh, she says there is little left for her to cut from her weekly outgoings. i m just living from one payment to the next payment. if my washing machine breaks down, i have nothing to repair it. if my car breaks down, i have nothing to repair it. potentially i could run out of oil and i don t have a surplus, i have no savings. the mother of one says she can t earn more. the law limits how many children she can care for, and she can t make the parents she works with pay for hours they don t need. the reality is that it is a lifeline for so many people, and there s quite a high proportion of us are working people, you know? and it keeps me going, it keeps my child fed. i d like to see the government live, you know, the life that we live. to strengthen the safety net, said the chancellor,
could face working up to nine hours extra per week to make up for the shortfall. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. i ve only had the heating on in my flat three times since august 2016. i won t be able to get my son on the bus to school every single day. low anyway, it feels like a betrayal. - a child minderfrom county fermanagh, she says there is little if my washing machine breaks down, i have repair it. surplus, i have no savings. the mother of one says