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Single mothers and the budget : Comments
By Marie Coleman, published 11/5/2011We should devise policies that enable single mothers, and most importantly, which avoid stigmatising these women.
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I think the goal is a good one even if I have doubts about how well some parts will work. The intent does seem to be to try and stop a pattern of welfare dependancy starting early.
I wonder how many teenage single mum's the government will emply though and how many government owned workplaces will have an onsite creche/childcare facilities.
One of the griefs with any program's targetting welfare and people on welfare is that it's hard to target those "using" the system without hurting the genuinely needy. It's never a one size fit's all but institutionaised disretionatry power has a habit of becoming discrimination.
No easy answers which help all those in need but only those in need.
R0bert