House crisis 'is dragging more families into homelessness'
– David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing FederationIn a B&B whole families can find themselves sharing one room and they are often shut out of their accommodation during the day, causing huge disruption todaily routines of school and work.
Every child deserves a decent home to comeback to after school, where they feel secure, and where they can sit down to do their homework. That is what temporary accommodation provides.
Without the safety net of temporary accommodation, thousands more families will find themselves in a vicious cycle of homelessness.
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