A cross-party movement at Westminster committed to improving the health, lives and experiences of children, families and adults living in TA across England
Joined March 2022
- Tweets499
- Following710
- Followers1.2K
- Likes526
Great to see our Chair, @Siobhain_Mc, highlighting the fact that children in temporary accommodation is a crisis that cannot be ignored. It is now time for the Government to commit to ending this national scandal.
Households in Temporary Accommodation APPG retweeted
The Temporary Accommodation Notification Duty is now law!
We have produced training for local authority housing teams, school staff, GP staff and health visiting teams, outlining the new statutory duties and recommended steps for support services: sharedhealthfoundation.org.u…
Households in Temporary Accommodation APPG retweeted
"There has to be a better way. There has to be better notification" - @Siobhain_Mc
From 1st of September, councils will have to tell schools, GPs and health visiting teams when a child is placed in temporary accommodation, improving outcomes for homeless families and children.
From the 1st of September, councils will have to tell schools, GPs and health visiting teams when a child is placed in temporary accommodation.
This new statutory duty is an important step towards better support and outcomes for families and children experiencing homelessness.
Great news: The Temporary Accommodation Notification Duty becomes law on the 1st September!
The APPG has continuously campaigned for this duty, which will improve the health and education outcomes for children experiencing homelessness, as well as coordination between services.
NEW HOMELESSNESS DATA from @mhclg on the number of homeless children and households in Temporary Accommodation.
January - March 2026:
177,530 children and 135,580 households.
@Siobhain_Mc
Temporary accommodation can be deeply unsafe for neurodivergent children, impacting their health and education.
@BBCNews highlights the lived experience of families with neurodivergent children in TA and our report, "It's like torture", by @rosalie_warnock and @K_Brickell.
"Parents have spoken to our APPG about how their living conditions are “like torture”. We must go further to help them."
Our APPG member @Margaret4DR comments on the impact of temporary accommodation on children living with neurodiversity:
What can we do for neurodivergent children in temporary accommodation? dlvr.it/TSXMS4 #ukhousing
Temporary accommodation can be deeply unsafe for neurodivergent children, posing risks for their physical, psychological and emotional safety.
Read our report, "It's like torture", written by @K_Brickell and @rosalie_warnock: householdsintemporaryaccommo…
CAMPAIGN WIN
The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act has finally received Royal Assent in Parliament. Thank you to our Chair @Siobhain_Mc for continuously campaigning for a Duty to Notify, and to colleagues for supporting this amendment.
NEW HOMELESSNESS DATA from @mhclg on the number of homeless children and households in Temporary Accommodation.
October - December 2025:
176,130 children and 134,210 households.
@Siobhain_Mc
New data from @NCMD_England reveals that 104 children have died with temporary accommodation indicated as a contributing factor to their vulnerability, ill health, or death between 2019-2025. 76 were under the age of 1.
"We should all be outraged by these figures." @Siobhain_Mc
@guardian has covered the release of this data, and the article can be found here:
theguardian.com/society/2026…
Find our report, Child Mortality in Temporary Accommodation 2026, here: householdsintemporaryaccommo…
We thank our APPG member @PaulaBarkerMP, who also co-chairs @HomelessAPPG, for tabling this important debate.
We are shocked at the revelation of children being forced to sleep rough and welcome the Minister's proactive response @Alison_McGovern.
Households in Temporary Accommodation APPG retweeted
Local authorities in London spend £4m a day on temporary accommodation (TA), and across the country we have over 150,000 children living in TA. It isn’t sustainable. As a member of @TA_APPG I asked govt what is being done to reduce reliance on TA.
Yesterday, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP raised a question at PMQs about the suitability of temporary accommodation and the impact on children's health and mortality.
All children deserve to grow up in a safe and secure home, and temporary accommodation standards should be regulated.
We met with the Minister for Homelessness @Alison_McGovern at the @HomelessAPPG to discuss the National Plan to End Homelessness.
We will continue to work with the Government to action the Strategy's bold targets, such as eliminating the use of B&Bs for families and children.
