Senior Manager, Product Management, Cisco Systems & @5GRuralFirst. Runner, cyclist, skier, father & husband. Member of Ofcom Advisory Committee for Scotland.
Dec 26, 2018 • 14 tweets • 8 min read
@glasgowcathcart Also sad are the people being on #universalCredit in the days before Christmas. Came across on such lady on Sunday in a local church. No money for 5-6 weeks (at least). Helpline said “no help or advance payment until after New Year”. What is “Advance payment” about? (Next reply)
@glasgowcathcart “Advance payment” = “you have no money today to live on, so while you starve & go hungry for the next 5+ weeks, we’ll take money from your future benefit to make sure you also are hungry when we eventually decide you can continue to receive a benefits payment”. #universalCredit
