An inquiry conducted by MPs revealed that England faces a crisis in temporary accommodation, affecting 164,000 homeless children living in deplorable conditions. It highlighted significant health and educational impacts on these children and urged the government to provide more affordable housing and support for families. The investigation revealed shocking circumstances, including severe hazards like damp and mould, with 74 child deaths linked to these living conditions. Labour MP Florence Eshalomi shared her personal experience with temporary accommodation, expressing pain over the persistence of such conditions many years later.
"The inquiry... heard evidence of 'egregious hazards' to children, including serious damp, mould, and mice infestations, and families living in temporary housing for years."
"Florence Eshalomi... told the BBC evidence showing the deaths of 74 children had been linked to temporary housing 'should shock all of us.'"
"What was most shocking as well was the fact that over 58 of those young children were under the age of one. Where have we gone wrong?"
"I think about what I went through as a young person and it pains me to think that many years later now as an MP, I see that still happening in the constituency I represent."
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