Councils Harm Homeless Children

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Councils putting homeless children at risk, MPs find

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Labour MP Florence Eshalomi says 74 children have been linked to temporary housing.

Councils are exposing children to serious health and safeguarding risks, MPs find.

Report finds a record 164,000 children without a permanent home in England .

MPs urge ministers to deliver more affordable homes and take urgent action.

Rise in payouts comes as councils struggle to cover costs of legal duty to support homeless families.

Local authorities spent around 2.29bn on temporary accommodation in 2023/24 .

Local Government Association said the scale of the challenge facing councils is "immense" Ombudsman is calling for more powers to monitor whether councils are meeting their legal duties.

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