COVENTRY City Council has agreed to pay a family of eight who are failed asylum seekers nearly £300 a week.
The agreement came after a High Court hearing was told they were being given just £60 a week and were living in poverty.
The court was told Adeolo Banwo and his family were so poor they could not afford heating bills, winter coats or proper food for the children, who had to go to school with no more than bread and butter in their lunch boxes.

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compare it to this story!!!

UK's elderly population 'dreads the winter months'
The UK is the 'poor man' of Europe when it comes to looking after its elderly population during the winter months, according to new research out today.

With one of the highest winter death tolls in Europe - higher than many countries with colder climates and higher fuel prices - pressure is growing on the Government to take action.


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