universal credit

Universal credit

a fatal government quirk

less than a helpful safety net

to drive you back to work


so meagre are the payments

with weeks of delay

paid out in arrears and monthly

similar to workers pay


meant to be a stop gap

an incentive to move on

gobbles up your savings

offers little when its gone


when there is full employment

more jobs than staff to fill

the only reason not to work

is dying or seriously ill


now unemployment is rising

jobs in short supply

stripping out the safety net

the plan has gone awry


more voters will get the experience

more than just a few

will fester in resentment

and revenge they will pursue


the ballot box is waiting

but years away you cry

unless there are bi elections

when a selfish member dies