I hate how exaggerated the amounts always are. Anybody who has any real knowledge or experience of benefits know that those amounts are impossible. Just a quick search shows you the realistic amounts https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/what-youll-get
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It's infuriating because I've been on UC, and am in the process of getting PIP. There's no universe in which you would get anywhere close to that much, it's fucking stupid.
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