have been warning that hundreds of thousands would be plunged into poverty. nicola flower used to work three jobs as a seamstress, cleaner and shop assistant until she was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago. side effects of different treatments have weakened her body. the cut to universal credit is consuming her mind. i might have to wear more clothes, not have the heating on so much. i m really worried about the joint situation because when it s colder you can feel it. i ve noticed it the past couple of days, the difference. i m going to need the heating on to keep myjoints warm. cornwall have some of the poorest insulated homes in england, so the recent rise in energy prices will hit hard. a largely low wage seasonaljobs market adds to the difficulties tens of thousands of people will face coping with the £20 a week cut. unfortunately i lost myjob because i was cycling and hit by a car, fractured my leg. so i was on crutches. harriet duffy worked for a charity as a fundr
market adds to the difficulties tens of thousands of people will face coping with the £20 a week cut. unfortunately, i lost myjob because i was cycling and hit by a car, fractured my leg. so i was on crutches. harriet duffy used to work for a charity as a fundraiser. her accident changed everything. she s now living in temporary accommodation with her four month old son, noah. i have no access to laundry facilities and things like this so at the moment i am using launderettes and living basically off microwave meals and things like that. so obviously that comes at an expense. and losing that extra sort of bit of income will be devastating. completely aware that this hasn t always been part of universal credit, and it was only supposed to be temporary during covid, but a lot of people have become reliant on it during this time. it s notjust the people on universal credit who are going to feel the impact of the cut. the money they get, they typically spend in their own local economy
saying that high wage, high skilled jobs are better than putting more money into benefits. but opposition parties and charities have warned that hundreds of thousands of people will be plunged into poverty. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. nicola flower used to work three jobs as a seamstress, cleaner and shop assistant until she was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago. the side effects of different treatments have weakened her body. the cut to universal credit is consuming her mind. i might have to wear more clothes, not have the heating on so much. i m really worried about the joints situation, because when it s colder you can feel it. i ve noticed it the past couple of days, the difference. i m going to need the heating on to keep myjoints warm. cornwall has some of the poorest insulated homes in england, so the recent rise in energy prices will hit hard. a largely low wage seasonaljobs market adds to the difficulties tens of thousands of peopl
money into benefits. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. nicola used to work three jobs as a seamstress, cleaner and shop assistant until she was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago. side effects of different treatments have weakened her body. the cut to universal credit is consuming her mind. i might have to wear more clothes, not have the heating on so much. i m really worried about the joint situation because when it s colder you can feel it. i ve noticed it the past couple of days, the difference. i m going to need the heating on to keep myjoints warm. cornwall have some of the poorest insulated homes in england, so the recent rise in energy prices will hit hard. a largely low wage seasonaljobs market adds to the difficulties tens of thousands of people will face coping with the £20 a week cut. unfortunately i lost myjob because i was cycling and hit by a car, fractured my leg. so i was on crutches. harriet duffy worked
cornwall has some of the poorest insulated homes in england, so the recent rise in energy prices will hit hard. a largely low wage seasonaljobs market adds to the difficulties tens of thousands of people will face coping with the £20 a week cut. unfortunately i lost myjob because i was cycling and hit by a car, fractured my leg. so i was on crutches. harriet duffy used to work for a charity as a fundraiser. her accident changed everything. she s now living in temporary accommodation with her four month old son, noah. i have no access to laundry facilities and things like this so at the moment i am using launderettes and living basically off microwave meals and things like that. so obviously that comes at an expense. and losing that extra sort of bit of income will be devastating. completely aware that this hasn t always been part of universal credit, and it was only supposed to be