A council has sacked three officers after it was revealed an Afghan family was living in a £1.2million home paid for by the taxpayer.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?....
Last night, as the Saiedi family joked about their good fortune,the Government was urgently reassessing the scheme amid calls for an overall of the system.
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