//Are there really that many parents who bring children into the world that they can't afford to feed for a few weeks in the absence of benefits?//
How would you suggest that you feed kids when parents are left with no money fo 4-5 weeks at a time?
And before you say it, Im not talking about the 'proffessional' scroungers, Im talking about those that have lost there jobs and have to wait for weeks before receiving any help, or those on zero hours contracts who find themselves without work or those who do agency work and find themselves weeks or months without any work?
To answer your question ff, yes, there are!