Desperate single dad with £4.61 in the bank wept as he killed himself after waiting for Universal Credit
A SINGLE dad who had under £5 in his bank account took his own life as he drowned in debt waiting for Universal Credit.
One million people are already receiving it and by the time the system is fully rolled out in 2023, nearly 7 million will be on it. Sheena also slammed the system for making people wait so long to receive their payments, saying it was “dangerous”. Initially Sheena couldn’t work out why her son had killed himself but after going through his papers she realised she was in debt to the tune of £20,000 to the banks and utility companies as well as payday lenders.After managing to unlock his phone Sheena then trawled through emails and listened to months of calls he had recorded.
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