Families in Temporary Accommodation

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 8:48 pm on 20 May 2024.

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Photo of Siobhain McDonagh Siobhain McDonagh Labour, Mitcham and Morden 8:48, 20 May 2024

My hon. Friend’s story of that particular family is sadly not unusual. I know of the work of the Shared Health Foundation, which is part of the secretariat of the all-party parliamentary group on households in temporary accommodation. I know what brilliant work it does, and that, in the foundation, my hon. Friend will have a strong advocate in trying to resolve the difficulties that she is experiencing. I will use my speech to tell the House about a few families I know of, and the disadvantages that their children face at every stage of childhood, from pregnancy all the way up to A-levels.