Impact on Children
“I feel like a failure. Feel like my kids would have a better life if I put them in care.”
“I cried a river of tears for my daughter when I told her I couldn’t send her back to ballet.”
Even though parents try to shield their children from the hardship Universal Credit causes, this is often impossible. Parents speak of having to see their children go without treats and extra-curricular activities. A climate of stress, anxiety and worsened mental health in the household inevitably negatively impacts on children.
Visit our Universal Credit Guide for information and advice from welfare rights workers and people who have had first hand experience of claiming Universal Credit.