A woman has called out a Universal Credit rule which she says "discriminates" against young parents. At the moment, parents under the age of 25 are paid £76.63 less than those over 25.
The young mum, called Olivia, is based in Glasgow and recently saw an increase to her payments after turning 25. However, she told the BBC that she "struggled" to get by as her lower Universal Credit payments did not stretch far enough.
As reported by The Mirror, she slammed the rule as "milk costs the same, nappies cost the same, gas and electricity cost the same". Olivia was forced to go to food banks while receiving the lower payment.
