1) No, they don't "need" to be able to rent a 2-bedroom. 2-bedroom is a luxury in most of the world, either because well, it is, or because housing is equity-fo

1) No, they don't "need" to be able to rent a 2-bedroom. 2-bedroom is a luxury in most of the world, either because well, it is, or because housing is equity-focused and therefore shitty (case in point is me growing up in the USSR with 2 engineer parents and a sister, in a 700sqft 1-bedroom equivalent). Someone contributing the equivalent of minimum wage is not generally expected to be able to afford luxuries. 2) Having children while on minimum wage is child abuse. Similarly, nobody owes them the right to have children, and nobody should be obliged to pay for such profligate hobbies. Perhaps they should devote the time and resources otherwise spent on child-rearing to create more value for others first.