Jobless Afghan mother of seven gets £170,000 benefits and lives in £1.2million house
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An Afghan family living in a £1.2million home paid for by the taxpayer admitted yesterday they felt as if they had won the lottery.
Mother-of-seven Toorpakai Saiedi, 35, receives £170,000 a year in benefits.
A staggering £150,000 of that is paid to a private landlord for the rent of a seven-bedroom house in West London.
The detached property in Acton has two large reception rooms, two kitchens, a dining room and a 100ft garden. Ealing Council is picking up the £12,458 a month bill - which is nearly five times the rent for a similar property in the same road.
Outside the house yesterday, Mrs Saiedi's son Jawad said: 'When the council chose to put us here we did not say no. If someone gave you a lottery jackpot would you leave it?
An Afghan family living in a £1.2million home paid for by the taxpayer admitted yesterday they felt as if they had won the lottery.
Mother-of-seven Toorpakai Saiedi, 35, receives £170,000 a year in benefits.
A staggering £150,000 of that is paid to a private landlord for the rent of a seven-bedroom house in West London.
The detached property in Acton has two large reception rooms, two kitchens, a dining room and a 100ft garden. Ealing Council is picking up the £12,458 a month bill - which is nearly five times the rent for a similar property in the same road.
Outside the house yesterday, Mrs Saiedi's son Jawad said: 'When the council chose to put us here we did not say no. If someone gave you a lottery jackpot would you leave it?
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