Wrongly convicted Andrew Malkinson using food bank as he awaits payout

Exclusive: Man freed last year after 17 years in jail says he is struggling to survive on benefits while he pursues compensation

Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in jail for a crime he did not commit, has described having to use a food bank and struggling to survive on universal credit while he waits for compensation.

Writing in the Guardian, Malkinson said that while the public might think he had been paid millions by the state after he was exonerated last summer, he was still living in penury as he navigated the compensation system.

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