FOI request (FOIR-717790780)

Children in temporary accommodation

Requested Tue 27 May 2025
Responded Thu 19 June 2025

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following data pertaining to households with children in temporary accommodation.

This FOI is similar to one filed earlier this year, but refers to a different time period. If any part of the data cannot be provided, please provide the rest and clearly mark which is not available and explain why.

Please provide all of the following data for two (2) time periods, end of March 2025, and end of March 2024.

1a. Number of households with children aged under 5 in temporary accommodation.

1b. Number of households with children (under 5) in temporary accommodation for more than 6 weeks.

1c. Number of households with children (under 5) in temporary accommodation for more than 6 months.

1d. Total number of children aged under 5 in temporary accommodation (not number of households).

2a. Number of households with children aged under 5 in bed and breakfast temporary accommodation.

2b. Number of households with children (under 5) in bed and breakfast temporary accommodation for more than 6 weeks.

2c. Number of households with children (under 5) in bed and breakfast temporary accommodation for more than 6 months.

2d. Total number of children aged under 5 in bed and breakfast temporary accommodation (not number of households).

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Response

1a. 31 March 2024 = 168, 31 March 2025 = 192

1b. 31 March 2024 = 158, 31 March 2025 = 179

1c. 31 March 2024 = 115, 31 March 2025 = 133

1d. 31 March 2024 = 207, 31 March 2025 = 224

2a. 31 March 2024 = 0, 31 March 2025 = 0

2b. 31 March 2024 = 0, 31 March 2025 = 0

2c. 31 March 2024 = 0, 31 March 2025 = 0

2d. 31 March 2024 = 0, 31 March 2025 = 0