He has been signed off work due to numerous mental health issues and should receive £317 a month on Universal Credit to support himself. I've been in prison and I've done my stints in and out of jail - I don't want to be doing it anymore." Aaron has been homeless since he left prison a year ago, where he served almost three years for burglary. "I've used food banks 15 times in the last year because I didn't have any other option. “With Universal Credit, people are moving into work faster and staying in work longer than under the old system.

Source: Daily Mirror October 07, 2018 21:56 UTC