UNIVERSAL CREDIT (weekly poem)

UNIVERSAL CREDIT

Ester McVey concedes that many people will be worse

off under the Government’s Universal Credit Scheme.

Forced on the backfoot, Ms. McVey, (1)

Embarrassed, now admits;

That Universal Credit has,

Become more than the pits.

The scheme was to save money for,

The Government's bare pot;

And wasn’t for our benefit,

Or some such specious rot!

George Osborne, Tory Chancellor,

Along with IDS; (2)

Designed it to supposedly,

Replace the former mess.

Now seven lengthy years have passed,

And still a year to go;

Before it's rolled out everywhere,

To universal woe.

And for all those who've been short changed,

HMG has to pay;

Those benefits from yesteryear,

That weren't paid on the day. (3)

The whole scheme further demonstrates,

That when push comes to shove;

We working-people stand to be,

All shat on from above.

(1) Work & Pensions Secretary.

(2) Ian Duncan Smith is renowned for his incompetence.

(3) Approximately £1.75 Billion is to be refunded.

© Richard Layton