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Child Poverty In Fife: Just Surviving - A Decade Of Austerity In Scotland

The UK sought to save £18 billion with the Welfare Reform Act of 2012. Today, one in five in Scotland are living in poverty.In this short documentary HuffPost UK and The Ferret follow Kim and Susan, two single mums trying to raise their children on Universal Credit.Just Surviving: A Decade Of Austerity In Scotland is a four-part documentary series.
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'There Is No Safety Net': How Austerity Has Hit One Of Scotland's Poorest Communities

This is the legacy of a decade of cuts on children in Fife.
By Billy Briggs, The Ferret

Kind-Hearted Butcher Gave Struggling Families Free Meat Over Half-Term

David Jones handed out meat parcels to roughly 20 families during the school holidays last week.
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Universal Credit Ads Claiming To Bust 'Myths' Banned By Watchdog

Adverts claimed to “set the record straight” on the benefit - but Advertising Standards Agency said they "did not accurately reflect the evidence”.
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'It's Heartbreaking': Struggling Single Parents Rely On Food Banks To Combat Hunger

HuffPost UK speaks to a family choosing between paying bills or buying food as Trussell Trust research reveals households at food banks are “locked in extreme poverty”.
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These Women Sold Sex To Survive While On Universal Credit. This Is What They Told MPs About Their Lives

"The thought of going into debt and having no money is really frightening. I have children, I can't do that. I will sell my body... there are a lot of girls out there just like me."
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Labour Will Scrap 'Inhumane And Cruel' Universal Credit, Jeremy Corbyn Vows

Labour leader to say controversial benefit reform has been "unmitigated disaster" that must be replaced.
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Demand For Food Banks Soars In Areas The Longer Universal Credit Exists, New Analysis Reveals

Trussell Trust chief charges that the benefits programme is "pushing people into debt, homelessness and destitution.”
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Amber Rudd Failed On Foodbanks And Universal Credit. Will Therese Coffey?

Our foodbank recently served its 400,000th meal. Meanwhile, the new work and pensions secretary has consistently voted against investing more money into welfare and benefits, writes Natalie Williams
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DWP Advice Site Lists 'Striptease Artist' As Possible Work For Universal Credit Claimants

The 'work you can do' page also listed astrologer in a list of possible occupations for people in search of work.
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