Children in Temporary Accommodation

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 31 Oct 2024 Closed: 23 Jul 2025 Parliament page
This short inquiry is scrutinising issues around the quality of temporary accommodation provision and pressures on local authority finances in England. The inquiry considers how children and families in temporary accommodation could be better supported by Government, local authorities, and accommodation providers. Read more
16 Recommendations
8 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
1 Letter
2 Events
Activity timeline 7 events
16 Jun
2025
Report published
3 Apr
2025
Report published
21 Jan
2025
Oral evidence
21 Jan
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
20 Nov
2024
Correspondence
5 Nov
2024
Oral evidence
5 Nov
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
21 Jan 2025
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Oral Evidence
Penny Hobman · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Rushanara Ali MP · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
5 Nov 2024
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Oral Evidence
Chris Hancock · Hastings Borough Council Councillor Grace Williams · London Councils Councillor Hannah Dalton · District Councils Network Dr Laura Neilson · Shared Health Foundation Emma Haddad · St Mungo's Francesca Albanese · Crisis Hannah Courtney-Adamson · Rochdale Borough Council Rebecca Walker · CARIS Families
Title HC No. Published Items Response
1st Report - England’s Homeless Children: The crisis in temporar… HC 338 3 Apr 2025 24 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
8 Recommendation Rejected
1st Report - England’s Homeless Ch…
Require Government strategy to end family placements in shared temporary accommodation within six weeks.
The Government’s forthcoming strategy on ending homelessness must set out a clear plan to end placements of families in temporary accommodation with shared facilities, starting by reducing and eliminating placements of over six weeks. (Recommendation, Paragraph 47) Out-of-area temporary accommodation Read more
Government Response
The government rejected the recommendation to end placements of families in temporary accommodation with shared facilities, stating it does not agree such placements are never appropriate, but committed to reducing the use of emergency accommodation and eliminating B&Bs for families through the homelessness strategy and existing reduction pilots.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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21 Conclusion Rejected
1st Report - England’s Homeless Ch…
Re-freezing Local Housing Allowance rates risks undermining homelessness funding and increasing costs.
We are also concerned that the Government’s decision to re-freeze Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates from April 2025 will undermine the impact of additional homelessness grant funding. We have seen compelling evidence that this is a false economy. Re-freezing LHA … Read more
Government Response
The government justified its decision regarding Local Housing Allowance rates by outlining factors considered for 2025/26, reiterating its broader housing support spending, and highlighting other funding for homelessness prevention, implicitly rejecting the committee's concern about the re-freeze.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Government Response AI assessment · 24 of 16 classified
Accepted 5
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 4
Deferred 10
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 2
Total 16 recs + 8 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
20 Nov 2024 To committee Letter from the National Residential Landlords Association to the Chair dated 14 November 2024 concerning children in temporary accommodation
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