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UNIVERSAL CREDIT: An honest conversation with Erin Smithers
Honestly Podcast with Clemmie Telford
English - September 25, 2019 01:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture Kids & Family Parenting honest honestly honesty marriage relationships death race money prison body image Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: An honest conversation about Periods with Maisie Hill
Erin Smithers has been receiving benefits since the birth of her son at 16, but when her tax credits were stopped in January 2019, she was transferred on to Universal Credit - the benefits system that has left many with next to no income. Talking about how her life has changed after her income was cut to just £180 a month, the mother of two shares how her story is actually one of privilege, whilst so many others have been left with far less.
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