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Temporary Accommodation: Children

Asked by Mike AmesburyIndependentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 6 December 2024UIN 16807

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of children living in temporary accommodation.

Answered by Rushanara Ali

Local authorities in England report the numbers of households in temporary accommodation and this data is published each quarter as part of the Homelessness Case Level Information Collection (H-CLIC). The most recent figures for April - June 2024 showed that on 30 June 2024, 78,420 households with children were in temporary accommodation, which includes 159,380 children. The figures for April – June 2024, including regional breakdowns, are available here (see tab TA1): Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2024 - GOV.UK.

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