Gotta love the gov-mint baby.  

Otherwise, I would skip the washer/dryer for a 3+ bedroom unit, especially if it means huge families with a lot of clothes to wash.

Think baby steps.

Kicking babies?

They must not be defective due to dampness or otherwise.The landlord must ensure that electricity or gas supplies are safe and in good repair, and that every room has adequate ventilation and both natural and artificial lighting.Laundry, food preparation and food storageArticle 8 of the 2008 Regulations (as amended) requires private landlords to provide access to: A washing machineA clothes-dryer if the dwelling does not have a private garden or yardThey must also provide facilities for cooking and for the hygienic storage of food, to include the following: 4-ring hob with oven and grillCooker hood or extractor fanFridge and freezer, or a fridge-freezerMicrowave ovenKitchen cupboards that are suitable and adequate for storing foodSink with mains water supply, hot water and draining areaFor dwellings rented from local authorities and approved housing bodies, the relevant requirements are in Article 7 of the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 1993.

As much as I wanted to ignore this request or even worse buy a toaster oven and a dryer line for hang drying clothes, I broke down and spend one month's rent on upgraded appliances. 

You can make adjustments based on the size of the unit, number of occupants, or even the appliances (dishwasher, clothes washer, etc.) but that's usually not that important because the actual water usage is so cheap (only $5.20 in this example for a duplex with two tenants).

However, no reason to involve CPS here.Well there is no reason for the OP to involve CPS....but when I did some searches about this topic, there were stories of neighbors that saw a young 16 y.o. girl at home all day with a baby or young child and the nosy/concerned neighbor called the authorities.In at least one of the cases I read about, the mother (who was at work) was actually cited by the police for child endangerment.

One factor is the baby boomers are retiring.  

Sometimes I suspect the only reason I haven't gotten mugged is that in my work clothes I probably look worse than what lives in the neighborhood.