A struggling mum whose one meal a day often depends on finding a yellow-stickered budget item from her supermarket says she is no longer living - just existing.
Sarah Stanton, who survived on Universal Credit, says she is already frightened to turn the heating on and resorts to using candles to keep warm.
Receiving just £260 every fortnight while supporting a child, the parent is getting by eating just once a day as it is all she can afford.