How do we know the extra welfare payments for multiple children will be spent on the children .

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A genuine question really . I don’t begrudge the children and I’ll save my irk for the parents but how do we know the extra money will be used to support the children in the right way giving them a better start and turning them into these honerable citizens. It worries me that the kids with feckless parents are going to be given much more money but the parents spend it on themselves not the kids . Just because these parents have more money doesn’t mean they’ll use it responsibly or change the attitudes they may pass down .

Particularly if they don’t have enough money.

Yep. Nothing makes people who are struggling feel more valued, trusted, included and members of society more than food vouchers.

I don't really care how the parents feel- what I care about is the welfare of the children.

The majority of parents on benefits feed their children without the need for restricting their benefits to food vouchers.

The minority who don't aren't going to magically put their children first simply because it is food vouchers only. They would find a way as they always do such as selling the food vouchers.

I'm not sure when we started primary children needing uniform. I went to three different primaries, each had a different demographic and no uniform.

@Judeyoubigtwat That's terrible, isn't uniform supposed to be a leveller? Then they bring in a policy that marks out the kids with wealthier parents.

How parents feel is crucial to the welfare of children.