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55% of universal credit recipients ‘ran out of food in past month’

Source: PA Archive

More than half of people receiving universal credit have recently run out of food and been unable to afford more, according to a survey for an anti-poverty charity.

Just over half (52%) of people claiming the benefit are either behind on bills and credit commitments or are finding it a constant struggle to keep up with them, a found.

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