A LOTTERY winner who was refused his prize at a grocery store earlier than discovering himself homeless, claims he is now had his advantages lower off fully.
Kevin Layne, 63, was informed to vacate the room he’d been renting for 3 years by final Friday – weeks after Tesco refused to provide him his £140 winnings.
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He as a substitute simply purchased a meal deal, and claims he was in the end banned from the shop.
Now Kevin, who suffers with extreme bronchial asthma, is liable to tough sleeping as winter approaches.
The Solar understands that the owner says he’s performing completely lawfully.
However so as to add to Kevin’s troubles, he claims his advantages had been stopped this week too and he would not know why.
The tradesman, from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, returned to the UK 4 years in the past as a result of Covid after dwelling in Thailand and China for practically twenty years.
He informed The Solar: “I discover out at present my declare’s stopped – homeless across the nook, no residence, no declare, no cellphone, no f*** all.
“I ought to have waited in Thailand to return to China.”
He claims, as he’s “not pc literate” that “the dole simply stopped my declare” and informed him to lodge an attraction for causes he would not perceive.
Since returning to the UK, Kevin, initially from Blackpool, Lancashire, has been doing non permanent jobs – although has typically discovered it tough to make ends meet.
“I got here again from Asia due to Covid, however all companies are a nightmare,” he defined.
“If I used to be provided a job in China I might set off strolling now.”
Referring to his advantages declare, he mentioned the job centre has requested him for financial institution statements to reverse the choice, however he’s with a digital financial institution – and he was confused about accessing them on-line.
“It seems the statements are within the cellphone, I now know,” he mentioned.
“I’ve informed them earlier than, I’m not pc literate, I’ll are available in and so they can take them out as a result of I am unable to print them off, I do not know the way.
“I turned up an hour early from work to co-operate, nonetheless… [they] had different concepts.
“It was disgraceful. On it goes, apparently I’ve 14 days to attraction, nonetheless being handled like a toddler, chastised and principally referred to as a liar.”
Kevin acquired his final advantages fee final week and says he’ll attempt for extra work “earlier than I pursue my declare”.
Beforehand, we reported how he had been given a proper discover to vacate his property or a court docket order could be sought.
The deadline for leaving was final Friday (October 25) and Kevin mentioned he stays in his room in the meanwhile.
He mentioned: “Individuals right here do not realise, once I returned I had no financial institution, no credit score rating, no job, no references.
“To return on this nation as a foreigner is way simpler than it was for me, I now have debit playing cards however it’s taken me three years to get them.”
Kevin has approached Wyre Forest Council however says they haven’t offered him emergency lodging.
“I did go and see them when it began and so they’re ineffective, I’ve by no means heard from them since,” he claims.
I’ve no references or a everlasting job, so discovering various lodging is just about unattainable. In case you’re questioning, homeless means homeless to me – I returned with a British passport and tried to help myself from day one.Now I face homelessness with bronchial asthma, inevitably. No paid lodge for me, only a store doorway.
Kevin Layne
He beforehand informed the Solar: “I’ve no references or a everlasting job, so discovering various lodging is just about unattainable.
“In case you’re questioning, homeless means homeless to me – I returned with a British passport and tried to help myself from day one.
“Now I face homelessness with bronchial asthma, inevitably. No paid lodge for me, only a store doorway.”
LOTTERY
It comes after Kevin went into his native Tesco in Comberton Hill on August 13 and tried to say his winnings from the earlier Saturday’s Lotto draw, whereas additionally choosing up a meal deal.
“I paid for my meals after which she (the cashier) seemed on the lottery ticket and mentioned I can’t pay that, it’s an excessive amount of,” he beforehand informed The Solar.
“I mentioned it’s £140. I mentioned I put it on right here commonly and typically I put it on for a month, which is £80. I additionally put my cellphone credit score on which makes it £90 – typically I’ve gone in that store and paid £100.
“She mentioned you’ll be able to’t convey that in right here,” mentioned Kevin, including that he was then barred from the store following a row.
A spokesperson for Allwyn, the Nationwide Lottery operator, mentioned: “Nationwide Lottery retailers are required to pay out as much as £100 in prize cash, and as much as £500 at their very own discretion.”
They added: “It actually will depend on what Tesco’s personal coverage is on the subject of paying out prizes over £100.”
We perceive Tesco tries to pay out on prizes as much as £500 the place money is accessible however it’s depending on how a lot money is in tills.
The Solar has contacted the Division for Work and Pensions and Wyre Forest Council for remark.
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