Friday's front page: 34 homeless children die in England in three years From Victoria_Spratt: TomorrowsPapersToday
“This is the first time this research has been done. From all the work on the ground I knew as a doctor that these children were being placed into circumstances that affected their health, their education and their life chances, but when we saw that at least 34 children may have died with a direct link to their accommodation my heart broke.”Jane Williams is the founder of a charity called, which works to support a growing population of homeless mothers in east London.
“We see a lot of children who have ongoing respiratory problems due to their accommodation,” she told“There are also a lot of accidents in temporary accommodation because a lot of it is open-plan. We see a lot of burns, falls, and trips alongside chronic health conditions such as respiratory issues in children. We also see scabies and bedbug bites.
The number of homeless families – and therefore,children – being put at risk by homelessness is growing. This is part of a long-term increase. In 2010, when the Conservatives first came to power, the number was justThe rising number of homeless families housed this way is, in no small part, a symptom of England’s social housing shortage.
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