Millie Saxton says she barely makes ends meet (Image: TikTok)
A young mum on Universal Credit says she has been viciously labelled a “benefits scrounger” by online trolls for receiving Universal Credit.
Mum-of-three Millie Saxton who says she gets £3,000 from the , has said that despite the harsh comments, she is barely making ends meet with £50, admitting “it’s such a struggle”.
The 21-year-old took to to mock the naysayers who have branded her a ‘benefits scrounger’ for claiming Universal Credit.
“I’m just getting what I’m entitled to, the same as every other parent and funnily enough, it doesn’t even go that far,” she said on her account She informed her audience that they would likely be astonished by “how little you can actually get with UC”.
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One viewer shared their own experience: “People get so up in arms about benefits, I’m a single mother to five children, I get child maintenance for four of them and work 33 hours a week,” adding that their monthly income is £5,100, with additional benefits.
Another commented on the dire state of wages: “We’re all benefit scrounging these days because wages don’t cover anything,” The criticised mum-of-three revealed plans to sell some of her children’s toys on Vinted as a means to scrape by, reports .
Millie also disclosed that she earns a supplementary income through ‘s creator fund. The Creator Fund is not a conventional grant or advertising revenue scheme.
Instead, creators are compensated based on various elements from their videos, acknowledging that success on fluctuates hence payment from this fund will also vary accordingly.
This revelation comes shortly after the Department for Work and Pensions () announced a significant update affecting Universal Credit claimants who pay rent.
The has indicated this week it will reassess the contentious policy that permits landlords to deduct a portion of a tenant’s benefit for rent arrears automatically. This reassessment is a response to a landmark high court judgment made last month, which condemned the practice as “unfair” and “unlawful.”