A DAD-of-two has been slammed as ‘useless’ by Rich House, Poor House fans after it was revealed he stopped working to study leaving his wife as the breadwinner.
Millionaire businessman Rob Jones, wife Michelle and sons Charlie and Archie swapped lives with Sacha Robinson, his wife Midia, and children Jericho and Wynona.
The Jones’ live in a 12-bedroom Berkshire manor home, while the Robinson’s live in a mould-ridden council flat.
The Jones’ live off £1,300 a week, while the Robinson’s live off a mere £80.
Rob said: “If they can do it we can do it.”
The Robinson’s live on a shoe-string budget as they’re in debt of around £25,000, and all their bills in arrears.
Midia said: “We are in debt for almost everything. Rent, water, council tax. Almost everything is in arrears."
And son Jericho added: “I would describe my family’s financial situation as dire.”
The couple lived a life of luxury in Zimbabwe, but were forced to flee to the UK when Sacha, who was in politics, needed political asylum.
Sacha used to work as a truck driver, but ditched his job to study for a business degree, with a plan to use it to improve their fortunes.
That left Midia working back-breaking shifts of around 12 hours a day as bus driver, earning just £11 an hour.
As their situation was unveiled, Rob was puzzled as to why Sacha wasn’t pulling his weight.
He said: “When I do meet the family, particularly Sacha, I just would like to point out how I got to where I have today.
“Perhaps he could try changing direction of his thought process.
“If I didn’t have any money and my wife was working all hours of the day and night I would cut lawns, wash cars and wash windows, there is always work for somebody to do something somewhere.
“Midia is in a catch 22 situation. She is stuck in a rut here so unless her husband does something and join in, she’s not going to move forwards.”
And viewers also questioned why Sacha wasn’t working.
Posting on Twitter, people slammed the dad as ‘work-shy’, ‘lazy’ and ‘useless’.
One person said: “Sasha is a problem here, needs to stop living with head in the clouds.”
Someone else pointed out: “Surely getting a masters degree shouldn't require you to abandon your responsibilities as a man who should provide for his family.”
A third said: “Sasha IS bloody work shy.”
This person commented: “Feel really sorry for the wife to have a useless man like that.”
Somebody else said: “It would be better if he worked part time whilst studying.”
Agreeing, this person added: “Why isn't the dad from the poorer family working? He comes across as lazy & self entitled. I feel sorry for his wife.”
Somebody else posted: “The kids are big. I could understand if they were babies.
“You're in debt and your wife is the only one working. Get the f*** to work.”
The Robinson’s children also raised eyebrows at their parents spending, after they splurged nearly £200 at a dinner in a fancy restaurant, and £500 at the races.
Jericho said: “The money we spent the last two days we could have spent on a lot of things.”
While Wynona pointed out: “Money we spent recklessly, like on food.
“Spent it on things we need.”
As the week progressed and Rob and his two sons struggled with their meagre budget, seeing Archie forced to dip into his own funds to top up their electricity.
Meeting Sacha face to face finally, Rob said: “You should have done that two days a week or night school, and you should be working hard and bringing home the bacon.
“Have a look in the mirror and say ‘I’m going to change this. This is no good making my family and kids live off £80 a week’.”
But he told the dad he should pitch in more for his family, saying: “Rob, I’ve worked my socks off for the past 20 or 30 years, what is so different between what I’ve done and you’ve done?”
Rob said: “You said you worked your socks off, I’d have worked my socks off, my trousers off, my pants off and my shirts off, my tie and my hat.
“Just keep going.”
But Rob added he’s “living on a different planet”, as he had some words of wisdom for the family.
He said: “Midia, I take my hat off to you because you work so hard.
“And I don’t think you [Sacha] know lucky you are. There is one boss in your house and you are looking at her.”
While these women who lived in wealthy Chelsea were slammed for not knowing how to use a can opener.
We shared how a skint mum-of-two blew £450 in an HOUR on her weekly food shop after swapping lives with loaded family on Rich House, Poor House.
And a Rich House, Poor House mum-of-eight swaps her weekly £200 budget for £1,200 – but moans she misses her council house.
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