A single mother who has not eaten properly for two weeks and cries at night due to the cost-of-living crisis said the wait for a Government payment to ease her struggle is “heartbreaking”.
More than eight million households on means-tested benefits are set to automatically receive direct payments of £326 between Thursday and the end of July from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) – with a second instalment of £324 to be transferred in the autumn.
