I lost everything when my £4.3k UC stopped.. now I’ve been sacked from my new job for eating a customer’s chips

Published on July 07, 2025 at 07:58 AM
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A SINGLE mum who lost ”;everything”; after she stopped receiving her hefty £4.3k/month Universal Credit payment has revealed she’s been sacked from her new job.

Ebony Wood, 26, used to be living off a megaUCpayment, which saw her allegedly receive an astronomical £4.3k every month.

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The young mum, 26, revealed she’s managed to lose her job in a matter of days
Close-up of a woman saying she is unemployed and needs her universal credit.
Ebony, who allegedly used to get a hefty £4.3k UC payment every month, was caught stealing a customer’s chips
A single mother on UC flexing cash while others work 60 hours.
Ebony,who lives in a council house, previously dubbed those who work ‘dumb’

At the time, the young mother insisted that those who spent long hourstowere ”;dumb”;.

However, it all took a sharp turn at the end of June when trolls ”;mass reported”; her toand she allegedly lost her rights to UC.

Universal Creditis a payment to help with your.

According to the Gov website , it’s paid monthly - or twice a month for some people in.

Brits may be entitled to it if they’re on a, out of work or you cannot.

”;They’re taking away all my money and I don’t know what I’m going to do,”; she cried in a video posted on her page at the time, sparking fury.

Since then, Ebony, who previously, has managed to find a job - and lose it in a matter of days.

The 26-year-old was chuffed when she announced ”;boss man”; had given her ”;a delivery job at a ”;.

While the young mum was ”;very excited”; after not being in employment in seven years, she skipped the first shift after struggling with ”;bad”; .

Sadly, her employment journey didn’t even get a chance to start properly, as a few days later Ebony found herself without a job again.

Begging to get her ”;Universal Credit back”;, Ebony took to TikTok to share the unfortunate update.

”;Just lost my job because I ate a chip, fam.

”;Did my first delivery job last night and they literally fired me two hours after I started because I ate a chip.

”;I’m not gonna lie, I was bare hungry because I worked for an hour solid, and they literally didn’t offer me food - so I just robbed a few .

”;Other excuse was I didn’t show up for the first three nights but it was because I was on my period and I was at home ill, you get me?

”;So yeah, I’m bare unemployed again. If anyone’s got a job, hit me up,”; she begged in the clip .

”;Sick of thisss! This is how poor people are really treated!”; she ranted in the caption.

‘Welcome to the real world’

The video , posted under the username @ bonniedontcare , has since racked up close to 13k views, leaving many TikTokers furious.

More than 100 people flooded to comments, where critics slammed the former UC recipient.

One person commented: ”;Are you serious one hour of work and your hungry why didn’t you have something before you went.

”;Some people work 12 hours and only get 1 hour on break . your so used to living off of other people HARD EARNED taxes you think an hour’s work is hard work. welcome to the real world.”;

Another chimed in: ‘This is what is wrong with society.”;

As some kind-hearted viewers offered her a job, someone else said: ”;So sacked for stealing..... be accountable.”;

”;This is the problem with youth today,”; a person thought.

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