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Written question asked by Colleen Fletcher (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 April 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 April 2021 (named day). It was answered by Eddie Hughes (Conservative) on Monday, 26 April 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Temporary Accommodation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of families with children living in temporary accommodation in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midland and (d) England in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) during the covid-19 outbreak.

Answer

Temporary Accommodation is providing vital support to ensure that those who are vulnerable are getting the necessary help and ensuring that no family is without a roof over their head.

Our most recent data shows that the number of households with children in B&Bs is at its lowest level since 2011. The data is broken down by local authority. On 31 December 2020 there were 255 households with children living in temporary accommodation in Coventry, 3,780 households with children living in temporary accommodation in the West Midlands and 59,670 households with children living in temporary accommodation in England.

The latest homelessness data for England, including historic data, can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
184474
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Children Families Temporary accommodation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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