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A MOTHER entitled to Universal Credit has sparked backlash online for showing how much money she is handed each month.
Laurell Sims posted a video from her TikTok account breaking down the monthly £1,700 she is given by the government.
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Viewers were left fuming over the "shocking" and "frustrating" payment - and labelled her "smug".
Standing in front of a screenshot of her monthly credit letter, : "This is how much I get as a mum-of-two on Universal Credit.
"That's £1,717, about £800 - £900 of that is my rent."
Laurell explained that the money for her rent gets paid directly to her landlord, instead of going through her account.
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She told viewers: "I've always had it like that because I wouldn't trust [myself] having that money."
Laurell then gets a set amount for being a parent to two children - her daughter Delara (6) and son Jayden (8).
On top of that, she's dished out a further set amount for herself, "basically a standard allowance."
Aware that her video was likely to ruffle some feathers, Laurell said: "Now, before anyone comes to me, this is what they decide that I'm entitled to."
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She also clarified that she is currently on a sanction for two months, meaning her payments have been deducted over this period.
, she explained she had been handed the sanction for arriving late to a Universal Credit appointment.
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Without the sanction, Laurell said she "doesn't struggle as much" - she's hoping it will be lifted as she has now appealed it, which would mean she can go back to receiving the full £1,717.
Viewers in the comments were shocked at how much she was being given.
One person wrote: "The system is a joke!"
The worst part is the little shame that people have for not contributing to society
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Someone else said: "My partner gets that working 40 hours a week."
To which Laurell replied: "Good for him."
Another person said: "This is an absolute joke. People work hard and taxes are taken off for people not working and being smug…there should be support for families who work too"
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Laurell wrote back: "Being smug? I was working only a year ago and my circumstances have changed. Try being a nicer human being."
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While another person benefiting from Universal Credit wrote: "I get £2760 a month for 2 kids, thanks taxpayers."
And someone else chimed in: "They hear universal credit and go straight to abuse. I work and get universal credit as support for my baby. Sometimes people genuinely use it as a top up."
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