A former NHS worker from Gateshead lived on vegetable juice and refused to use his oven after experiencing cuts to his benefits, as Chronicle Live reports. However, Errol Livingstone successfully won an appeal to get his money back, although that didn’t stop him hitting out at the Job Centre for docking his Universal Credit and making the whole process arduous.
From his monthly payment of £319.84, the 57-year-old lost £11 per day for eight days - resulting in an overall loss of £88. The 57-year-old claimed this shortfall caused him great hardship at a time when the cost of living crisis was straining his budget even before the sanction.
Errol previously revealed to Chronicle Live how he has, at times, lived on cartons of pure vegetable juice, fresh orange juice and fruit. He also detailed how he has taken food from his elderly mother, while often scouring the supermarket shelves for reduced items.
