£1M council house for Afghan family

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Mother gets £170,000 a year in benefits to live in £1.2m house

A mother is receiving £170,000 a year in benefits so that she can live with her family in a seven bedroom house worth £1.2million.

 

Toorpakai Saindi, who has seven children, has been granted an estimated £400 a week in child and local tax benefits, while her landlord receives £12,458 a month because there is no other suitable property available.

 

Mrs Saindi, who has four sons and three daughters aged eight to 22, approached Ealing Council in west London in July after being made homeless. The authority has a legal obligation to find her a seven-bedroom home.

 

The mother, who came to the UK from Afghanistan seven years ago, said: "I always thought the housing benefit was a lot, but I'm told that is what it is for homes like this here."

 

She added: "It's a lot of money, but the council pay it. This is their problem. I don't know why they pay so much."

 

The council says both the benefit and rent payouts are set by central government.

 

 

Telegraph

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