Universal Credit

The uplift was communicated poorly by the government, claimants were not informed about it or aware it was temporary until it was ending, a report says.

"Sometimes I don't eat, I know some people will find that hard to believe, but I just have what the boys leave behind," Tony Bridgwood told ITV News.

Anushka Asthana has the lowdown on the government's key thinking behind scrapping the Universal Credit uplift of £20 a week.