I would have to strongly oppose letting boyfriends move in to subsidized or public housing, if that is what we were talking about, in order to help the mother. I am all for them helping, but there are so many problems caused by moochy men, to say nothing of abusive ones, to say nothing of ones who molest the daughters. If he is good enough to move in as a boyfriend, hold out for when he marries you. If he doesn't marry you, that is a pretty strong signal that he is not all that in to you...I am all for encouraging decent men moving in as husbands, but they should go through criminal and drug screening before being allowed in public housing. For those who can not find housing, as I have said before, we need spartan public dormitories, for various configurations of clients, for single men and women. They should not have to find a woman to mooch off of. Which is different than moving in to help the mother, but if they are not married and/or do not pass screenings, they can help in other ways, such as keeping a car going, providing transportation, taking the kids to the park for the afternoon etc. (well, pass screening for that). There is too much violence in public housing and there is too much molestation of girls and women and there have to be checks on this. I definitely do not approve of throwing perfectly good fathers and husbands out though. They should be rewarded for their contributions to the family, and if they are unable to contribute much financially, they are still totally valuable as parents etc....mg