It is suggested that this might be put into effect by amending the present Family Allowances Act to provide that—
(1) The amount be increased;
(2) The permissible income-level be increased;
(3) That, where given, the allowance be in respect of all the children in the family; and
(4) That the age-limit of the children be increased to sixteen.
Domestic Assistance.—Equally important is the provision of domestic assistance, and here we are faced with a problem of the greatest difficulty—a national problem which is affecting women in all walks of life and of which this is but one aspect.
In many farming districts it is clear that lack of domestic help is a greater burden to the harassed mother than even financial stringency.
Many admirable efforts are being made to give assistance in this direction—in the country by the housekeeper plans of the Women's Division of the Farmers' Union and other organizations, in the cities by the Mothers Help Society and similar agencies.
Extension of such system is highly desirable, and the possibility of their organization on a much larger scale with Government subsidy well deserves consideration.
In many cases these efforts are limited as much by lack of personnel as by lack of funds.