Alison McGovern on families in bed and breakfast accommodation, 11 December 2025
The statement
It is already the law—it has been for 20 years—that children are not supposed to be in B&Bs for more than six weeks. What on Earth is going on in this country when there are 2,000 children in such a situation?
Alison McGovern, 11 December 2025. Source
What the sources report
- MHCLG, Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026 reports households with children in bed and breakfast accommodation, England (31 March 2026): 1900householdssrc
- MHCLG, Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026 reports households with children in bed and breakfast accommodation for more than six weeks, England (31 March 2026): 1000householdssrc
Notes
MHCLG reports about 1,900 households with children in bed and breakfast accommodation at 31 March 2026, of which about 1,000 had been there for more than six weeks.
The official figures count households, not children.
Each figure's own page, with every change: Households with children in bed and breakfast accommodation, England (31 March 2026), Households with children in bed and breakfast accommodation for more than six weeks, England (31 March 2026).
Receipts
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- Parliament recordStatement source: Alison McGovern
- Government publicationMHCLG, Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026: Households with children in bed and breakfast accommodation, England (31 March 2026)
- Government publicationMHCLG, Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026: Households with children in bed and breakfast accommodation for more than six weeks, England (31 March 2026)
- Government publicationMHCLG: Statutory homelessness in England: January to March 2026
- Government publicationMHCLG: Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2025