Universal Credit slammed after 'admin error' forces man to eat from bin

Readers slammed Universal Credit after the ECHO revealed how an ‘admin error’ left a man eating from bins and stealing to survive.
Ryan Webb, 32, described how he was left with £26 a month after he was sanctioned for being late to a meeting, despite a text notification with the details arriving a MONTH late.
Ryan, who lives in a bedsit in Tuebrook, applied to the Department of Work and Pensions for what are known as hardship payments – but was denied these as well.
He told the ECHO: “I got a text message on October 2 telling me about an appointment in September.
“My money stopped… read more

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