“We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that stable families tend to be associated with better outcomes for children.”
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What we want to do is reform the welfare system in the way that Tony Blair talked about 13 years ago but never achieved - a system that was created for the days after the Second World War. That prize is now I think achievable.
My view is pensioners don't have the one option that people of working age have. They can't really increase their income, because they are no longer able to work.
A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition it was supposed to alleviate.
By measuring the proportion of children living with the same parents from birth and whether their parents report a good quality relationship we are driving home the message that social programmes should promote family stability and avert breakdown.
