A family in Northern Ireland has been forced to use the hob on their cooker as a source of heat, a charity has revealed.
Research from Action for Children paints a "sobering picture" of the impact of the £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit on some of the UK’s poorest families amidst the soaring cost of living crisis.
An analysis of the charity’s Crisis Fund that helps families in financial difficulty reveals that in the six months since the cut, more than half of the grants issued were for families on Universal Credit, suggesting the benefit is "failing to meet basic living costs".
