A man who claims he was living on vegetable juice and had to take food from this elderly mother after having his benefits cut has won a DWP appeal. Errol Livingstone's Universal Credit pay was cut by the Job Centre, and the former NHS worker said the the shortfall caused him extreme hardship.
He lost £11 per day for eight days, a total of £88, from his monthly payment of £319.84. Errol previously told ChronicleLive he has, at times, lived on cartons of pure vegetable juice, fresh orange juice and fruit.
He said he also has to take food from his elderly mother and search the supermarket shelves for reduced items. While the 57-year-old was pleased when his appeal was upheld, he is also disappointed that the DWP did not apologise for what he considers to be their error.
