More than 176,000 Children Living in Temporary Accommodation Across England

More than 176,000 children living in temporary accommodation across England

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: 'A clear failure'

The number of children who are now homeless and living in temporary accommodation in England is at the highest level since records began as the country’s spiralling housing crisis has left more people than ever without a home. New statutory homelessness statistics for October to December 2025 found 176,130 dependent children were living in temporary accommodation. That’s almost equivalent to filling Wembley Stadium two times over and more than t…