A WOMAN has hit back at online trolls over her Universal Credit payments.
Millie, a mum-of-four, took to social media to show just how far her benefits cash goes for her family.
The 21-year-old mum has revealed she is currently not working after recently giving birth to her fourth child.
Millie has been open about her Universal Credit payments, and receives £4,000 a month, equating to £48,000 a year and it’s left many viewers unhappy.
She said: “Seeing as everyone’s still crying about my £4,000 I thought I would spend it with you and do a bill breakdown of where it goes and just give you some figures.”
The first big expense she had was rent, which costs £700 a month.
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She explained that the money goes straight into her account and she then sends it to her landlord.
The mum also paid £200 towards petrol a month and another £400 on food.
Millie explained: “I do like to try and budget around £100 a week for food but obviously again this can vary depending on what we’ve got in the house, what the meal plan is.”
Her last bill was childcare, which took a huge chunk of her Universal Credit payment.
The young mother who was previously called a “benefits scrounger” revealed she paid £2,200 a month to have childcare for her four children.
It meant that after all of her essential bills were paid Millie was left with just £500 to pay her utility bills and other essentials.
Millie’s TikTok clip went viral on her account @millie.2103 with over 40,000 views and people were quick to take to the comments to share their thoughts.
One person wrote: “What do you do when your children are in child care?”
Another commented: “£48,000 A year of tax payers money?”
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.
“£2,200 on child care!” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “£200 on petrol?”
Someone else added: “Crying! Yes I’m crying.”
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