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Single-mum of autistic boy blasts 'uncaring' Boris Johnson for slashing Universal Credit
Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A single mum of an autistic boy has blasted Boris Johnson for "not caring" about low earners as he cuts the £20-a-week Universal Credit uplift.Sarah Coothoopermal, 35, of Leeds, West Yorkshire, said benefit cuts were being made "in the worst place at the worst time" as millions face being plunged into desperate poverty.The £20-a-week increase to Universal Credit, which was brought in to help people on low incomes struggling through the Covid-19 pandemic, was withdrawn yesterday.Sarah said the £20 had been a "real help", and she now faces a "struggle" because the cut will cost her family £1,040 a year.Currently a full-time carer for her son Taron, 3, the mum said: "I don't know what to
