the impact of 99 i want to say which we expect to push more families into poverty. now all of that comes as a report by save the children and the joseph rowntree foundation has taken note of the number of people living on universal credit 2 thirds of whom say that they are now living in a debt nightmare as a result of the coded 19 pandemic and the economic fallout following that 70 percent saying they've had to cut back on food or essential items 50 percent saying that they're behind on rent or bills 86 percent say that they've increased they've experienced an increase in household costs during this period 60 percent saying that they've been forced to borrow money to make ends meet while the vin calls for a $20.00 pound a week increase in child support payments of course campaigners arguing that all of these issues prominent before code 90 in the economic fall and that vase just for that it's much more focus and also it's not just those people with children as it now absolutely there are people who are of course worried not just in terms of economically but physically including the 2200000 people who have been shill doing these include people who have been waiting for

the impact of 99 i want to say which we expect to push more families into poverty. that comes as a survey conducted by save the children and the joseph rowntree foundation found that 2 thirds of families in universal credit were facing a debt nightmare now 70 percent of respondents said they had to cut back on food or essential items 50 percent said they were behind on rent or bills 86 percent said that they hadn't experienced an increase in household costs 60 percent saying that the pandemic has forced them to borrow money while there have been calls for a 20 pound increase in child support payments though of course all of these issues which were impacting families before this crisis hit but of course the pandemic is really bringing into focus those difficulties some families will face because of course that is what has been those workers perhaps in the law at the lower end of the scale in the lower paying jobs in those industries which have been hit by coven 1000 who have been hit the hardest. i'd also research not just the families this is not just people with children they're being affected no absolutely there are those who are in addition to being impacted econ

days than the government has in the past decade of cuts but people struggling all year round and more needs to be done. this morning the grow joseph rowntree foundation and save the children published research showing ongoing health crisis causing 6 in 10 families to borrow money, 7 in 10 to cut back on essentials. 5 in 10 falling behind on rent on essential bills. an extra 20 pounds a week in social security support would prevent millions of families from having to make the choice of paying their bills or feeding their children. will prime minister immediately uplift the child element of universal credit and child tax credit by 20 pounds per week. >> this is a government that has done everything we can to help families in need to make sure nobody is penalized for doing the right thing during the crisis because i know how difficult it has been which is why we are rated universal credit by 1044 pounds benefiting 4 million families in this country but in all sincerity to the right honorable gentlemen we are fully aware that there will be tough times ahead and we stand by to do more where we can. >> ian blackburn. >> 20 pounds a week to help families with children, that is w

the impact of 99 i want to say which we expect to push more families into poverty. now this comes a survey by save the children and joseph rowntree foundation found that 70 percent of families have had to cut back on food or essential items 50 percent are behind on rent or bills 86 percent are experiencing an increase in household costs 60 percent forced to borrow money while a $20.00 pound increase or their been cause for 20 pounds a week increase in child support payments now all of this of course compounded by the fact that many families impacted by the economic fallout due to the covert 19 outbreak we've seen already last we cannot report stating that it's the workers in the poorest sexism the lowest paid people in those sectors which have had to close down people at waiters and bartenders and so on who've struggled to make ends meet and so now we are seeing these instances of families really having to make difficult choices between for example feeding the family paying for heating and so on problems which some argued have been playing in the united kingdom already before the code in 1000 crisis. yet also we say it's not just those people with children that are at risk is it no of course not it isn't just children there are issues also as we mentioned with regards to adults as well there are people who are of course schill being 2200000 people across england and or course united kingdom are waiting transplants and we've already seen in the past few months people's operations and other importan