A YOUNG mum has revealed that she gets almost £3,000 a month in Universal Credit, but is left with just £25 after her bills and nursery costs.
Millie, a 21-year-old who is ‘attempting to better and ’, explained that her cost her almost £2,000 a month alone.
Not only this, but her and amount to nearly £1,000.
As a result of her monthly outgoings, the young woman, who is now with baby number four, due in September 2025, is often left “skint”; just days after receiving her .
The young woman, who is from the UK, has a job and also makes “a little bit of ” from her videos via the , took to to share her situation, leaving many totally stunned.
Millie, who is eligible for , which is given to UK residents with a low income or , as well as child , claimed that people think she is “rolling in the money”;, but was eager to share the reality of her .
In a short clip which saw her doing , Millie revealed: “Universal Credit gave me £2,917 this month and I just wanted to do a little breakdown of where this all went and how much I had left over after paying everything.”;
Millie explained that as well as spending £910 on , gas, and “all that lovely stuff”;, she also has huge .
The , who , added: “The kids’ nursery came to £1,979, which left me with about £25.
“So, yeah, that did cover all the bills and a , but if I didn't work and if wasn't a thing, then there's no way that you'd be able to three kids – four people, including me – on £25 for a whole month – literally just impossible.”;
Millie also continued: “So many people see the overall figure of how much people get from benefits, but the reality of it is it doesn't go far at all – you literally just have to have the bare minimum, which I know that is what it's for, whatever, but there's still no extra.
“I know there's so many people that will say, you get to just , blah, blah, blah – really?”;
The clip, which was posted just 21 hours ago under the username @millie.2103, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 186,500 views, 1,629 likes and 23 comments.
Social media users were left gobsmacked by Millie’s claims and many eagerly raced to the comments to share their thoughts on her situation.
One person said: “I'd cry paying that in . At least you can hold your head high and say you're working, most wouldn't.”;
Another added: “I'm lucky to get £300 a month. I'm and have a and I've been in the Army. Nice one Britain.”;
In response, Millie snapped back and wrote: “I’ll say the same to you as what’s said to me – ‘should’ve thought about that before you had a baby’.”;
There's no way that you'd be able to feed three kids – four people, including me – on £25 for a whole month – literally just impossible
Millie, 21
A third commented: “You can't win, you get told not to send kids to nursery and work less but if you did you'd get moaned at.”;
Whilst someone else asked: “If your wages aren’t more than £2k why send the kids to nursery?”;
To this, Millie replied: “Because it’s good for them and technically I hardly pay the fees because UC give me 85% back towards the following month. I just top it up if needed.”;
