Universal Credit

Errol Livingstone, 57, lost £88 from his £319 monthly payment, which he said caused extreme hardship as the cost of living was already straining his budget.

A former Tory minister has called on Liz Truss to reinstate the £20-a-week universal credit uplift that was brought in to support people during the Covid.

The percentage of children living in relative poverty fell from 31% to 27% between 2019-20 and 2020-21, according to analysis.