A struggling Scots mum has slammed the UK benefits system, claiming that it "punishes those who work".
Claire Baxter, from Edinburgh, says the living cost crisis has ploughed her and her two girls aged 12 and 5, below the breadline.
The mum-of-three - who is a support worker for Low Income Families Together (LIFT) - says she is snubbed from school uniform support and free school meals because her earnings bring her £37 above the benefit threshold.
