The department has stayed silent over the controversial suggestion from Stephen Ladyman, the minister for community care, despite a barrage of opposition from social workers and charities.
A spokeswoman would only say that children can be subject to care orders "in cases of abuse, neglect or family dysfunction" under current policy.
Ladyman outlined his proposal to the select committee of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister as part of its inquiry into homelessness.
He was responding to a call by the committee chairman, Labour MP Andrew Bennett, that tenants should be made aware of the consequences of bad behaviour.
Bennett said: "Is it not important that people in the community, who are being pressurised by their social landlords or by the local authority, are told: 'You have got to do something about your behaviour or your children's behaviour?'."
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