In hotels, hostels and unsafe accommodation, tragedy keeps following tragedy

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Dozens of young, homeless children are losing their lives every year - and the tragedy appears to be getting worse. Calls are growing for tighter measures to drive up standards in temporary accommodation.

It comes as new figures show 80 children died while living in temporary accommodation across England between October 1, 2023, and September 30 last year - representing three per cent of all child deaths in the same period.

Dr Laura Neilson, CEO of Oldham-based Shared Health Foundation, told the Manchester Evening News: "There is no reason why children should be dying in temporary accommodation more than children living in settled accommodation.

This is preventable and it’s really fixable." Amid the recent cost of living crisis, the number of homeless families in temporary accommodation has increased.