Births to single mums

dino galea

Oct 11th 2012, 18:25

having children out of wedlock is the easy way out to earn money.....some of them even have 5 children . declare as a single mum while living off as a married couple.... that s where our taxes are going

ray vassallo

Oct 11th 2012, 11:31

To all of you jumping to conclusion:
The 'unknown father' version is not accepted anymore from the authorities. The father has to be named.
Single mother means only that the mother is not married. It does not necessarily mean that she has no partner or that the baby's father is unknown or that she is 13 years old! Just Unwed. Read the article before commenting!

Louise Galea

Oct 11th 2012, 09:34

The problem does not stand with the benefits per se, but because there are no verifictions to separate the genuine cases from abusive ones. I was a single mother and a student at University. I got the benefits till I needed them. The day I started working & earned more than minimum wage my benefits stopped. Some single mothers work hard to give their children a better future than a life on benefit

John Smith

Oct 11th 2012, 08:37

So pay the same benefits to parents with fathers and stop the discrimination that leads to the present system of single women with "fatherless" children.

Seems Malta is full of discriminatory laws. E.g. ripping off foreigners with electric bills etc

ray vassallo

Oct 11th 2012, 08:24

Why all this prejudice against single mums? Who said that all these babies were made for profit, not planned or have unknown fathers (not accepted any more) as some morality experts are claiming here? No, it's not a cult! It's simple logic! A signed contract and two rings do not make a family! Love does!

Stefan Micallef

Oct 10th 2012, 23:36

I think it's about time we consider the legalization of alternative contraception for the good of society and the average tax payers who dish out millions due to such faults in our laws, not to mention the demographic and social burdens such births cause

adam spalding

Oct 10th 2012, 23:20

So what, what do you expect. It pays to be single.
Wait until the LGBT sector work it out and then you will start to scream.

Sharon Chetcuti

Oct 10th 2012, 21:37

Very Christian comments I see! Has it ever occurred to you that many unmarried mothers work hard, earn a living and are taxpayers as much as the lot of you?? And just for clarity's sake, being an unmarried mother does not always mean a child has an unknown father, nor with living off the state, and neither with getting more children's allowance if one works hard enough to earn a decent salary.

Dennis Agius

Oct 10th 2012, 21:34

Grazzi ghal kultura li qed indahlu, ta qisu xejn mhu xejn.... miskien ghax dak vittma tad droga..... miskin ghax daq jisraq vittma tas socjeta....... miskin dak jaghmel li jrid ghax gej minn familja mkissra....... miskin ghax dak kien ipprovokat........ miskina ghax dik inqabdet tqila.... dik il kultura li dahlulna certi nies..... issa ghiduli li mhux vera......... u il vittma mhux MISKIN?

C Debono

Oct 10th 2012, 21:21

I wonder how many of these single mums are really single!? Nowadays it pays for couples to have children outside marriage and request single mums' benefit..

Anthea Bezzina

Oct 10th 2012, 21:16

A widow with children 21 and over earning less than 1000 euros a month loses her widow s pension. Her children are still attending university. Not a problem we are few in number will make little impact on the vote at the general election apparently

John J Borg

Oct 10th 2012, 20:52

unmarried with children is the latest cult!!! and its more trendy too!!! paid extra for being single......children allowance.........lower elec/water bills........no divorce papers if you decide to leave.......................

Matthew Bugeja

Oct 10th 2012, 20:13

E io pago !!!!!!!

pat muscat

Oct 10th 2012, 20:10

The important thing is these young people do not use the condom; as if without condom its not the same thing!

wayne scicluna

Oct 10th 2012, 20:09

One wonders how many of these ''unknown father'' cases are actually true. More rigorous checks, control and harsh sentences must be used to weed out the abusers and ease the burden on the tax payer.

GL Calleja

Oct 10th 2012, 19:54

How many of them know who the father is? And how much is this going to cost the TAX PAYER? Grow up people and start passing out condoms and birth control pills before this gets out of hand. Stop protecting the UNKNOWN FATHER and start holding these degenerate men responsible for their babies. Use DNA if we have to.Tax Payers are sick and tired for bringing up other people's babies.Pathetic.