Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children in temporary accommodation.

The number of children in temporary accommodation at April-June 2019 is 127,370. This figure is taken from the quarterly statutory homelessness statistics and is available at the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness

In December 2019 we announced the allocation of £263 million in funding for 2020/21 to local authorities designed to support them to deliver services to tackle homelessness. The purpose of this funding is to give local authorities more control and flexibility in managing homelessness pressures and supporting those who at risk of homelessness, including providing them with temporary accommodation.