The Perfect Example of Lib-Left Mentality - Socialism at Work
Single mother of 3, divorced twice, complains about state provided housing and subsistance stating that it's inadequate for her to take care of herself, her three teenage daughters and their infants. Mother blames the "education system" for the pregnancies.
By Hugh Davies(Filed: 23/05/2005)
Three sisters have each had children while still at school, the youngest at the age of 12.
Jemma, Jade and Natasha Williams, who receive benefits totalling more than £31,000 a year, are raising their babies alone after they became pregnant within three months of each other.
The sisters, aged 12, 14 and 16 when they gave birth, live in Derby with their twice-divorced mother, who holds the education system responsible for their plight.
"I blame the schools - sex education for young girls should be better," said Julie Atkins, 38. "More and more kids are getting pregnant younger and younger and sex education needs to start a lot earlier...
...The family lives rent-free in a three-bedroom council house, which they claim is too cramped. Their mother claims benefit for Jade and Jemma, now 15, as well as for their children. However, she said that day-to-day life was a struggle.
"It's really difficult to survive on what we have," she said. "My average shopping bill is £90 a week, and then there's all that extra stuff like toys, nappies and medicine.
"The house is far too small. I have to share a bedroom with Natasha and Amani which is very cramped. Hopefully we may be able to get a bigger house, but who knows?"...
...Natasha (16) said her pregnancy, while unplanned, had pleased her. "I don't really want to be anything but a full-time mum," she said.
The father, 38, came to see the child "from time to time", but "he's Asian and still lives with his parents, so they don't know about me or Amani".
The article concludes,
Earlier this year, the Government's tax and benefit system was said to be responsible for making Britain the single-parent capital of the world.
The Centre for Policy Studies think-tank said married couples on average weekly salaries were only £1 better off than single mothers who never worked and had no contact with the father of their children.
I have no idea how to respond to this story right now because it's so completely loaded... When I think of something I'll add it to the comments section.
Hat Tip JB
By Hugh Davies(Filed: 23/05/2005)
Three sisters have each had children while still at school, the youngest at the age of 12.
Jemma, Jade and Natasha Williams, who receive benefits totalling more than £31,000 a year, are raising their babies alone after they became pregnant within three months of each other.
The sisters, aged 12, 14 and 16 when they gave birth, live in Derby with their twice-divorced mother, who holds the education system responsible for their plight.
"I blame the schools - sex education for young girls should be better," said Julie Atkins, 38. "More and more kids are getting pregnant younger and younger and sex education needs to start a lot earlier...
...The family lives rent-free in a three-bedroom council house, which they claim is too cramped. Their mother claims benefit for Jade and Jemma, now 15, as well as for their children. However, she said that day-to-day life was a struggle.
"It's really difficult to survive on what we have," she said. "My average shopping bill is £90 a week, and then there's all that extra stuff like toys, nappies and medicine.
"The house is far too small. I have to share a bedroom with Natasha and Amani which is very cramped. Hopefully we may be able to get a bigger house, but who knows?"...
...Natasha (16) said her pregnancy, while unplanned, had pleased her. "I don't really want to be anything but a full-time mum," she said.
The father, 38, came to see the child "from time to time", but "he's Asian and still lives with his parents, so they don't know about me or Amani".
The article concludes,
Earlier this year, the Government's tax and benefit system was said to be responsible for making Britain the single-parent capital of the world.
The Centre for Policy Studies think-tank said married couples on average weekly salaries were only £1 better off than single mothers who never worked and had no contact with the father of their children.
I have no idea how to respond to this story right now because it's so completely loaded... When I think of something I'll add it to the comments section.
Hat Tip JB
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