Main problems with UC include:

Minimum 35 day wait for payment, which in reality is often 60 and sometimes 100 days plus

The 6 week plus wait has led to large rent arrears and evictions

Food bank use in UC areas has gone up significantly

Child hunger, particularly in school holidays

Debt - use of expensive credit has risen sharply

Mental distress – evidence of increase stress, mental health issues in rollout areas

Crisis for disabled people and people with long term health conditions

Single household payments put women and children living with domestic abuse at greater risk of harm

Single parents and working families can lose around £200 a month

Married couples with one retired and one working-age partner lose out

Mental distress and suicides rise in UV rollout areas

Sanctions leave people with no means and are a secret penal system with no recourse to justice