Family of 9 evicted from their home by bailiffs
>Lee and Katrina Parker have been left unable to afford the rent on their four-bedroom house and feed their seven children by the cruel measure
>Lee and Katrina Parker, 42 and 40, and their seven children were allocated a four-bed property six years ago as ‘temporary accommodation’.
>They lived happily there until the Tories introduced the Benefits Cap - leaving them unable to afford the rent and feed their family. Find out if you're affected by the cap here.
>Just one week ago the family learned they were being evicted and today bailiffs drilled the lock on their front door and led the tearful Parkers from their home
>Lee, Katrina and their kids Bradley, 19, Holly, 14, Autumn, 12, Stanley, 10, Honey, six, Bluebelle, six, and India, three, had faced living five to a room in a two-bedroom flat.
>Only after the Mirror stepped in did the council housing team agree to provide them with a second two-bedroom flat.
>But despite the extra room, the family now face living apart.
>Lee said: “We’re going to have to split our family across two flats - it’s far from ideal.
>“Katrina will sleep in one flat with half of our kids and I’ll be in the other with the rest.
>“We plan to meet up as a family during the day.”
>The couple have been told they may be moved into a three-bedroom house in the next fortnight.
>Lee added: “We shouldn’t have to fit our family into a tiny home in this day and age. We live in Britain, not a Third World country.
>“The benefits cap introduced by the Tories is almost criminal. It’s just not designed for families as large as ours.
>“All I want for me and my family is a home.”
