Black Mould and Four in a Bed: I've Seen How Homeless Children Live and It's Shameful

Black mould and four in a bed: I've seen how homeless children live and it's shameful

Converted office blocks with black mould foaming across the walls because the windows do not open. Four children sleeping in one bedroom, with no space to play. Converted shipping containers housing young mothers with their babies. These are just a few of the things I have seen while travelling across Britain investigating temporary accommodation, the emergency housing that a person ends up in if they become homeless and cannot afford to rent pr…

Act now on ‘devastating’ temporary accommodation crisis, MPs urge government

The deaths of over 100 children have been linked to temporary accommodation

Shocking Data Published of Child Deaths In Temporary Accommodation.

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Temporary Accommodation on which the Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, Margaret Mullane MP serves, has this week published data on the shocking tragedy of childhood deaths in temporary accommodation. The APPG reported that 104 children have died between 2019 and 2025 in England, with temporary accommodation listed as a contributing factor…

Temporary accommodation 'unfit for human habitation', warn MPs

Council chiefs have called for a change to the way they are reimbursed for temporary accommodation costs after MPs warned of housing ‘unfit' for habitation.

‘Unfit for human habitation’: MPs urge government action as new ...

The Housing, Communities and Local Goverment committee and the APPG for households in temporary accommodation have today released separate reports on the ongoing crisis

Government ‘must change’ how councils are reimbursed for temporary accommodation costs

The cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has urged the Department for Work and Pensions to unfreeze subsidy rates by increasing the The post Government ‘must change’ how councils are reimbursed for temporary accommodation costs appeared first on Room151.