Overview

• Official MHCLG data shows 131,140 households in temporary accommodation at the end of March 2025, more than double the figure from a decade earlier.
• A record 169,050 children are now living in temporary housing, raising concerns about impacts on child welfare and development.
• Long-term bed and breakfast placements have fallen by nearly a third to 2,300 households after legal limits on six-week stays.
• The government secured £39 billion for affordable and social housing construction over the next decade and protected £1 billion for homelessness prevention funding.
• The new £5 million pilot across 20 councils aims to cut reliance on emergency lodging while charities urge unfrozen housing benefits and a published long-term strategy.