Paying Universal Credit to one individual in a household could allow abusers to seize control of the family's finances, MPs claim

The powerful commons Work and Pensions Committee report said there was a “serious risk of Universal Credit increasing the powers of abusers”. It described one survivor who told how her partner “would wake up one morning with £1,500 in his account and p*** off with it, leaving us with nothing for weeks.” The Government
Source: Read Full Article