I'm a pregnant mum-of-3 with only £40 to last the month – I haven't got electric, food or petrol so I'm begging for help
A YOUNG mother has claimed that she has just £40 to last her the rest of the month.
Millie, a 21-year-old mum-of-three who is 'attempting to budget better and save more', is currently pregnant with her fourth child, due in September 2025, but has almost run out of
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A pregnant mother has revealed that after paying for her rent and nursery, she is left with just £40 for the month
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Millie, 21, got candid on her financial situation, as she begged strangers for help
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Eager for advice, the struggling content creator took to social media to
Millie, who is from the UK, has a job and also makes "a little bit of money" from her TikTok videos via the Creator Fund.
But in a short clip that was posted with the caption 'love having no money', Millie got candid on her current financial situation.
The influencer is eligible for Universal Credit, which is given to UK residents with a low income or
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The 'budgeting mum', who
'This hasn't happened in a very long time, well I say very long time, probably about two to three months, which is long enough time, I suppose.'
As she covered her face in disbelief, Millie questioned: 'What am I meant to do? Is there a way to get free electric? I obviously can't get free petrol.'
Millie, who
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She continued: 'Please give me suggestions - I've got three kids and another one on the way, so obviously we'll need to eat, we need electric because you can't run a house without electric and if I don't have petrol in the car, then I've got to pay for a bus and that's just even more money, which I don't have.'
Desperate for support, the brunette, who
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The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @
Social media users were stunned by Millie's situation and many eagerly raced to the comments to share their advice.
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Contact your local council. They have welfare teams where they will be able to send you vouchers for electricity and/or gas
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One person advised: 'Ring your electric provider. They have a fund for this sorta thing where they can top you up with emergency credit. Make sure you're on priority service too!'
Another added: 'Take the kids out of nursery as it's crippling you financially at the minute. Go on the sick due to stress from work as you are stressed.
What help is available for parents?
CHILDCARE can be a costly business. Here is how you can get help.
30 hours free childcare -
Parents of three and four-year-olds can apply for 30 hours free childcare a week.
To qualify you must usually work at least 16 hours a week at the national living or minimum wage and earn less than £100,000 a year.
Tax credits -
For children under 20, some families can get help with childcare costs.
Childcare vouchers -
If your employer offers childcare vouchers you can get up to £55 a week in tax and national insurance savings.
You pay for your childcare before your tax contributions are taken out.
This scheme is open to new joiners until October 4, 2018, when it is planned that tax-free childcare will replace the vouchers.
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Available to working families and the self-employed, for every £8 you put in the government will add an extra £2.
"You'll save a fortune until you go back to work after the baby. Put up food vouchers on your wish list.'
A third recommended: 'Contact your local council. They have welfare teams where they will be able to send you vouchers for electricity and/or gas in the post.'
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Meanwhile, someone else suggested: '£10 on electric, £10 petrol and £20 on food.'
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