Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 93722

Children: Temporary Accommodation

Tabled: 24 November 2025

Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

Andy McDonald

Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the impact of long-term stays in temporary accommodation on (a) children’s physical and mental health and (b) children’s educational outcomes; and what steps they are taking to

Answer

Olivia Bailey

The Child Poverty Strategy sets out a range of measures to support families in need of temporary accommodation.The government will end the unlawful placement of families in bed and breakfasts beyond the six-week limit and work with the NHS to end the prac...

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