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According to the new government figures, a record number of children lived in temporary accommodation in March. Between January and March of this year, a total of 131,140 British households were homeless.

This rose from 123,100 just before the workers’ government came to power, and the highest number that has been a record since Tony Blair became prime minister.

The figures also revealed that 169,050 children live in temporary accommodation. The highest record from 159,380 at the end of June last year. However, an encouraging statistics for the government is the decrease in the long -term number of families in B&Bs. Check our interactive tool to see how bad the problem is in your local area …

At the end of June 2024, 3,770 families with children lived in more than six weeks in B & BS.

This highest record and the coalition government rose to 160 in 2010 before coming to power. Since then the number has fallen consistently and is currently in 2,300 households.

Ben Twomey, who responded to the figures, said the General Manager of Generation Rent said: “Behind each statistics, there are thousands of people who encounter some of the most stressful, traumatic and insecure times of their lives.

“More and more children spend their shaping years in temporary accommodation, usually in extreme crowded and insecure conditions and to local authorities at great cost. This is a national scandal that demands the government action.

“Rental is broken. Rental prices rising far beyond we earn, people are forced to stay temporary because they cannot find a suitable place to live.

“The government’s home -creating program is welcomed, but it will take years to have a prominent effect. People need to change now.

“The government has to multiply the brakes in rising rents, but also to solve the local housing allowance, so that low -income ones may remain in their homes.”

The number of homeless households varies throughout the country. At the end of March, 6,980 homeless households lived in temporary accommodation in Newham.

This is more than all other council areas in the country. These households had children in 4,988 and left 10,178 children living in temporary accommodation in the region.

Birmingham had the next highest number of homeless households in the country with 5,278. These households had 11,293 children among them, which is the most homeless child of any local authority in England.

Westminster has the third highest homeless household people living in temporary accommodation with 4.254 (including 3,708 children).

This is followed by Hackney with 4,208 households and Southwark with 3,764 children, Wandsworth, who has 3,614 households and 3,748 children, and 3,567 households and 4,182 children.

Apart from London and Birmingham, Manchester had the highest number of homeless people living in temporary accommodation. There were 2,740 homeless households, including 4,587 children in the city.

The Minister of Homelessness Rushanara Ali said: ında Behind every homeless statistics, it is a person who fails by the system that he has to protect them. Income years of failure will not take place overnight and I am determined to go faster and faster to end the destructive crisis we have inherited.

“The latest figures show the positive signs of less families living in B&Bs and more households moved to settled accommodation, but I know much more.

“This year, this year, including the biggest cash increase in the prevention of homelessness, we have already invested £ 1 billion in the councils, and thanks to the latest expenditure review, this record investment is protected by providing continuous support for those who need the most for the coming years.

“We must dig deep to solve the main causes of homelessness. Therefore, in the next decade, we have announced a large investment of £ 39 billion to build hundreds of thousands of social and affordable houses.