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A single mother of eight who can no longer have children says she will use a surrogate to have another two – and claim more in benefits.
After putting so much strain on her body by having eight children in 13 years, Marie Buchan has been forced to have a hysterectomy.
But even though she admits struggling to control the large brood she has now, the 32-year-old plans to have two more using a surrogate mother.
Miss Buchan, who boasts about how easy it is to abuse the benefits system, admits that having a larger family will boost her chances of getting a five-bedroom house at taxpayers’ expense.
She has also calculated that she will get an extra £70 a week in welfare payments.
The mother, who caused outrage last year by saying her large family ‘couldn’t survive’ on state handouts of more than £26,000-a-year, confessed: ‘It is easy to claim off the state. I was devastated when doctors told me I could not have more [children].