A mum who says she is living off £4 a week is surviving on pancakes and may have to have her German shepherd put down. Julie Harper, 52, used to work for M&S but was made redundant during the pandemic.
Ms Harper, who lives in Worcester, used to receive £155 of Universal Credit payments but she no longer gets a carer's allowance after her daughter left home. After her two other children moved out in September, she also now has to pay £116.18 bedroom tax.
That leaves her with just £16 a month, the Daily Star reports. It means she can only buy basics, like milk, eggs, flour, bread and butter. She eats mostly pancakes and says there are days when she does not feel human.
