Overview
- Iain Macpherson, originally from Harrow, London, served 22 years on two life sentences and was released in October 2014.
- He now reports sofa surfing and hotel stays funded by debt, receives Universal Credit and PIP, and says a council deemed him voluntarily homeless.
- He says he asked to be recalled to custody and even missed three probation appointments but remains on lifelong probation in the community.
- Macpherson says three years of applications through eight Job Centres led nowhere and that staff told him there was no point in applying.
- He abandoned plans for self-employment after a quoted £9,800 annual car insurance premium he says was tied to his conviction, despite earning multiple qualifications in prison.