Father who has been on benefits for a decade claims he is NOT irresponsible for having ELEVEN children - because it is 'God's command to go forth and multiply'

Mohammed Salim and his wife Noreen, 40, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, receive £27,000 a year in child tax credits and job seeker's allowance. The 58-year-old Muslim said he doesn't believe he has been irresponsible for having so many offspring. They had their eldest son in 1991 and another ten followed, with their ages now ranging between 24 to seven years old (pictured with eight of his children, right). Mohammed said he has no regrets about having a large family, even though, in his words, 'it is the government who pay for their upkeep, food and clothing'.