A MOTHER has revealed that she got a staggering £4,000 from Universal Credit this month.
Millie, 21, from the UK, took to social media after the payout to explain it wasn’t her fault she needed so much cash.
Benefits mum-of-four revealed she got £4,000 from Universal Credit this monthCredit: tiktok/@millie.2103
People were stunned by the amount and asked how the government can let it happenCredit: tiktok/@millie.2103
The mum, who recently gave birth to her fourth child and is currently on maternity leave confirmed the was for essentials, although she would like a holiday.
She said: “I got just over £4,000 this month as a mum on and before you start, that is not spending money, it is support from the government.”
Adding up her essentials, she said the money would go towards rent and childcare, the latter costing £2,000 alone.
Millie added: “So unfortunately, this month I will not be going on holiday, I will not be booking a holiday.
“Now, when people hear the thousand pound mark, they automatically just assume that that’s to be blown up the wall.
“Unfortunately, it isn’t to be spent, well, not on silly stuff anyway.”
She said that while it sounds like a lot, it says more about the wages and in the UK than it does about her.
“I’m not embarrassed at all because I am raising children,” she continued.
“And this is just the world that we live in at the minute.”
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The video went viral on her TikTok account @ millie.2103 with over 260k views and 1,000 likes.
People were quick to take to the comments and share their thoughts.
One person wrote: “This is so wrong! What the hell is government doing?”
Another commented: “Lost for words.”
“System is so broken,” penned a third.
Am I entitled to Universal Credit?
According to the GOV website, if you’re on a low income or need help with your living costs, then you could be entitled to Universal Credit.
To claim, you must live in the UK, be aged 18 or over (with some exceptions if you’re 15 to 17), be under State Pension age, and have £16,000 or less in money, savings and investments.
Other circumstances are if you are out of work, or unable to work, for example because of a health condition.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “I don’t even earn that a month.”
“Blame the government for allowing this, it’s all wrong,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “Unbelievable.”
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