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 Navendu Mishra Navendu Mishra Labour, Stockport 8:48, 20 May 2024

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. In January of this year, my local authority, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, had 153 households in temporary accommodation. That figure was 101 in January 2022. The use of hotels alone cost the council £625,000 in the last financial year, diverting resources away from other much-needed support services during the cost of living crisis. Does my good friend agree that the Government have failed families in temporary accommodation?