I’m on Universal Credit & it’s tough surviving – I even lost £600 due to my hubby deciding to get a job, it’s impossible

WITH the cost of living crisis squeezing everyone’s finances, one mum is questioning how long it will take to see progress in her own situation.

Melissa Kerrighen, 29, who has a five-year-old daughter, is on Universal Credit but is struggling to make ends meet.

Melissa Kerrighen would previously be left with nothing in the bank each monthSupplied

Universal Credit is a welfare scheme that replaces six other benefits with a single monthly payment for those who are out of work or on a low income.