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Tim Streater wrote:
In many places such a mother and child would end up in a pretty grotty
private bedsit with shared facilities.

But don't let what you believe get in the way of reality.

Indeed, if there are none to be given, they will not get one - however,
having a dependent child will push them to the top of the list to get
one when one becomes free ... leaving others that have been on the list
for years one step further down.

Just my point. Worrying about matters such as that they might not get
one because none are available is typical Dave counting angels on
pinheads. Perhaps he's a lawyer. He's certainly heavily into things
that are trivially unimportant.

Well, if you're not going to house the mother and child, the option is to
put the child in care and let the mother fend for herself. Very cost
effictive, that one. As long as *you* are paying for it.

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