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edmundro-
There should absolutely be a mechanism that means that your family isn't punished for something that they didn't actively participate in, yes?
Perhaps if the UK wasn't so fetishistic about Property ownership it might be easier to achieve but that's a whole other kettle of fish
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Or peaceful protest ;)
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Support for Mortgage Interest used to be a benefit. It's now a loan because All Benefits Are Bad (TM DailyMail). We used to have a social security system that tried harder to keep people in their homes, kids in school etc when they were unfortunate.
I'll start ranting about DIY SOS in a minute.
branwen
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jellybaby
The men being given prison sentences for rioting that were living in council houses are very likely to be living with their family, since single men are way down a very long list, so if you kick them out you also make a family homeless. The punishment is the prison sentence.