I won lottery prize but Tesco REFUSED to pay out – all I got was a meal deal… now I’m homeless living on the streets

A LOTTERY victor is facing beingness connected the streets conscionable weeks aft a supermarket refused to wage retired connected his prize.

Kevin Layne, 63, was told by his section Tesco it was against policy to springiness him his £140 winnings.

He alternatively conscionable bought a repast deal, and claims helium was yet banned from the store.

Now Kevin, who suffers with terrible asthma, says helium is astatine hazard of becoming homeless.

His landlord served him a announcement telling him to determination retired of the houseshare he’s lived successful for 3 years by Friday (October 25). 

The Sun understands that the landlord says helium is acting perfectly lawfully.

Kevin, from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, returned to the UK 4 years agone aft surviving successful Thailand and China for astir 2 decades. 

He told the Sun: “I person nary references oregon a imperishable job, truthful uncovering alternate accommodation is virtually impossible.

“In lawsuit you’re wondering, stateless means stateless to maine - I returned with a British passport and tried to enactment myself from time one. 

“Now I look homelessness with asthma, inevitably. No paid edifice for me, conscionable a store doorway.”

Kevin had initially been surviving successful Blackpool connected his instrumentality to the UK, but erstwhile helium was offered enactment successful Birmingham helium began renting a level successful the centre of Kidderminster.

His rent has been £100 a week ever since. 

Kevin said helium was fixed a ceremonial announcement to vacate the spot oregon a tribunal bid volition beryllium sought.

“I’m not utilized to Britain, I’ve lone rented 2 places portion I’ve been backmost here,” Kevin said. 

“One for a twelvemonth and past this 1 for 3 years. I’ve tried to determination to others but I can’t get anyplace due to the fact that my work’s not permanent, I’ve nary references, it’s similar I’ve conscionable stepped disconnected the f***ing level again.”

He continued: “It’s getting utilized to Britain and I can’t get utilized to it. It’s turned into a spot I don’t recognise astatine all.”

The location stock has 7 renters, who stock 2 bathrooms and a kitchen.

Kevin has approached Wyre Forest Council but says they person not provided him exigency accommodation.

“I did spell and spot them erstwhile it each started and they’re useless, I’ve ne'er heard from them since,” helium claims.

He understands if the landlord has to use for a tribunal bid it could instrumentality respective weeks, which volition bargain him immoderate time.

“It’s depressing, I didn’t deliberation determination were things similar this here. I’ll person to effort and find somewhere, but astatine the extremity of the time it’s not that easy,” helium said.

“I person to wage for my slope relationship due to the fact that it’s 1 of those virtual ones.

“It’s each the things you person to enactment up with if you travel backmost to this country. Don’t forget, I’m implicit 50 truthful I’m scrap. It’s true.”

Kevin has moved his belongings into storage. 

LOTTERY

It comes aft Kevin went into his section Tesco successful Comberton Hill connected August 13 and tried to assertion his winnings from the erstwhile Saturday's Lotto draw, portion besides picking up a repast deal.

"I paid for my nutrient and past she (the cashier) looked astatine the lottery summons and said I can’t wage that, it’s excessively much," helium antecedently told The Sun.

"I said it’s £140. I said I enactment it connected present regularly and sometimes I enactment it connected for a month, which is £80. I besides enactment my telephone recognition connected which makes it £90 - sometimes I’ve gone successful that store and paid £100.    

"She said you can’t bring that successful here," said Kevin, adding that helium was past barred from the store pursuing a row.

A spokesperson for Allwyn, the National Lottery operator, said: "National Lottery retailers are required to wage retired up to £100 successful prize money, and up to £500 astatine their ain discretion."

They added: "It truly depends connected what Tesco's ain argumentation is with regards to paying retired prizes implicit £100."

We recognize Tesco tries to wage retired connected prizes up to £500 wherever currency is disposable but it is babelike connected however overmuch currency is successful tills.

The Sun has contacted Wyre Forest Council for comment.