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David Bradshaw & Liam Buckler

Family-of-nine stuck in 'seriously overcrowded' three-bed house for two years

A couple with seven children in a cramped three-bed house for the last two years have been told there is no help provided for large families.

David Payne, 49, and his wife Danielle, 34, have seven children and despite Waverley Borough Council's own environmental health officer finding last November the home is ‘seriously overcrowded’ they still have not been moved.

The council said the home poses a severe threat to the family’s health and safety with the youngest child, two, sleeping in the parents bedroom, SurreyLive reported.

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