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Closed Stop paying for excessive housing for larger families

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Benefits claimants should not get larger houses just because they have more children.
If claimants have more children than bedrooms in their house then some of them should share a room. It is not a human right that they should be re-homed. If a taxpayer was in that situation they would have to make the best of the room they could afford.
We should not be encouraging people who are unable/unwilling to financially support more children to breed irresponsibly.

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