There are dozens of children who have lost their lives in temporary accommodation - but experts believe the problem can be fixed
Dozens of young, homeless children are losing their lives every year - and the tragedy appears to be getting worse.
The figures, obtained by the National Child Mortality Database, have been described by the Shared Health Foundation as 'disproportionate and significant'. They also show that from 2019 to 2024, there were 74 children who died unexpectedly, with temporary accommodation found to have contributed to their deaths.
Dr Neilson added: "I’ve had three children. My pregnancies were thankfully quite straightforward, but it was quite overwhelming. I can’t imagine doing that and repeatedly moving house, and moving doctors, and moving hospitals. That’s really difficult.” "You sort of feel like, the more you get to the end of your pregnancy, am I letting my baby down for being in that situation - for not having a house? For not being in a stable environment?
The new figures, released today by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Temporary Accommodation, are only available because the Shared Health Foundation and National Child Mortality Database worked to update the Child Death Overview Panel questions to include temporary accommodation. Dr Neilson feels the figures could still be an underestimate.
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