Lets throw wild accusations around about people on benefits...all looking to sit around on benfits for their rest of their lives and laugh at tax payers working hard whilst they dress in designer gear and cruise arounf the med.
Vouchers sound a great idea but for starters what if you budget things in different ways. What if you need to pay a bill from old off? What if you need new carpets? The crisis and budgeting loans would be useless because things would be in voucher form. Unfortunately, a little faith is needed in people. In America they have a food stamp sytem and that doesn't work, becuase people go out and sell these food stamps. If people will surpass their childrens need they will do it, vouchers wont stop that, only social workers and other care professionals can really help that.
Yes, Tigger, I know exactly what you mean but social housing is there for a reason. I know couple who had two girls living in a council house that was 2 bedroomed and she fell pregnant on the coil. She had no intention of having another kid, they had done their house up nicely, he had a good job but couldnt afford to get on the property ladder so was bniding his time to buy their house later on. With three kids(abortion was out of the question as she was 16 weeks when she found out and 19 weeks when dating scan was performed) they needed a bigger house, not everyone in council houses or on benefits are irresponsible.