She gave start to her first baby, Zachary, again in 2008.
And Stacey Solomon, who’s now a mum-of-four, has opened up concerning the monetary struggles of turning into a single mom at simply 17.
Speaking on Friday’s episode of Free Ladies, the 32-year-old stated that the federal government advantages she obtained on the time ‘saved my life’.
Younger mum: Stacey Solomon, 32, has shared the monetary struggles she confronted being a single mum at simply 17 years outdated (pictured after giving start to son Zachary in 2008)
The star defined that she was given a Positive Begin Grant, which gives moms with monetary support to assist with a brand new child.
She shared: ‘I used to be given a Positive Begin Grant, which is what it was known as on the time, and I am unable to let you know how a lot that saved my life’.
‘My working tax credit saved our lives, we couldn’t have gotten by with out these.’
She continued to elucidate that she relied on authorities assist to purchase necessities similar to child milk and provides.
Life saving: Speaking on Friday’s episode of Free Ladies, the star stated that the federal government advantages she obtained on the time ‘saved my life’
She shared: ‘I used to be given a Positive Begin Grant, which is what it was known as on the time, and I am unable to let you know how a lot that saved my life’
‘The milk tokens that we used to get, to assist us purchase SMA and milk and stuff from the retailers that we could not afford,’ she carried on.
However taking the dialog again to the current, Stacey used the chance to precise how troublesome it’s for single moms underneath as we speak’s authorities.
She advised her fellow panellists: ‘All of that obtained abolished, a few of my mates who’re in related circumstances now, do not even have these alternatives. They’re utterly taken away from folks.’
Necessities: ‘The milk tokens that we used to get, to assist us purchase SMA and milk and stuff from the retailers that we could not afford,’ she carried on
Again within the day: The TV persona shares Zach along with her childhood ex Dean, having him a yr earlier than she rose to fame in The X Issue (pictured in 2011)
Stacey concluded by saying it was ‘too little too late’ as she touched on the concept of the federal government rolling out £400 to households as an ‘power grant’.
The TV persona has beforehand defined her struggles as a single mum, earlier than rising to fame by way of The X Issue – and finally turning into a mum to her three extra kids, Leighton, 9, Rex, 24 months and Rose, six months.
Speaking to You Journal again in November, Stacey admitted that abortion was an choice she thought of – as she felt her life would ‘be over’.
Completely happy household: Stacey can also be mum to son Rex, two, and daughter Rose, 5 months, who she shares with Joe Swash, alongside Zachary and her son Leighton, 9
However after deciding in opposition to giving Zach up, who she shares with childhood ex boyfriend Dean, the start was lower than simple, because the star famous that she felt like she may ‘die any minute’.
‘I’d by no means had any kind of damage to even barely put together me for the ache. After I had Zachary I used to be nonetheless a child.’
‘I felt weak, like I may die at any level. That performed an enormous function within the anxieties I had from then up till now, actually,’ she advised the publication.
Tough: Speaking to You Journal again in November, Stacey admitted that abortion was an choice she thought of on the time – as she felt her life would ‘be over’
