A father-of-four embroiled in the Windrush scandal is finally starting to get his life back on track after he found work as a gardener.

Kenny Williams, of Curlew Street, on the Canterbury estate, Little Horton, was forced to quit work in 2007 because he did not have a passport.

This meant he was unable to prove his citizenship and Mr Williams, along with thousands of other immigrants, faced a fight to put food on the table for his family as well as fearing deportation.

The 58-year-old's plight saw him begging for money on the streets and relying on his siblings for handouts.

However, he now hopes to put the dark times behind him after he started working for Incommunities - the last company he worked for eleven years ago - this week.

The job involves landscaping and keeping gardens clean and tidy.

He said: "I went to Incommunities in Shipley and spoke to them about getting my job back.

"Things are really looking up now and it's a bit better.

"It's a big relief for me to be working.

"Now I can pay my mortgage, get a bit of food in the house and get back to normality.

"I'm over the moon.

"I don't like signing on because I would rather work for my money.

"It's nice to get up in the morning and know you are going to work.

"All I want to do now is get settled back into work and maybe at the end of the year I can go for a holiday."

Mr Williams was nine-years-old when he arrived at Heathrow Airport as part of the Windrush generation who emigrated from Commonwealth countries between 1948 and 1971.

The father of two sons and two daughters was classed as a British citizen when he arrived from the Commonwealth country.

The Windrush generation were granted leave to remain in the country for as long as they wanted when they arrived, but the Home Office did not keep a record of those given permission.

Mr Williams’ last job was for Incommunities, the biggest social housing landlord in Bradford, but he says he left when the company checked if he owned a passport.

He then faced difficulties claiming benefits and has since relied on strangers and his family for money.

Val Rowlands, an immigration officer at Girlington Advice and Training Centre, has helped Mr Williams to reclaim some of the Jobseekers Allowance he is entitled to after he first came to her seeking advice about his situation.

She said: "Girlington Centre is delighted to hear that Kenny has a job with Incommunities.

"It's the first bit of good news he has had for a very long time.

"Kenny is still due compensation for the treatment he has received from the Home Office and we will continue to press for this to genuinely compensate him for his financial losses and gross injury to his feelings.

"The Girlington Centre now has a substantial Windrush caseload.

"We will hold the Home Office to account if any of our clients are treated with the contempt shown to people like Kenny."

An Incommunities spokesperson added: “We are delighted to have been able to offer Kenny a position with us as a Grounds Maintenance Operative in our Estates Team.

"He started his role on Monday (July 31) and we wish him all the very best.”