INVESTIGATION: Britain’s hidden homeless children
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In 2024 Britain nearly 140,000 kids are homeless. Just because you don’t see them on the street doesn’t mean they’re not there. This is Britain’s temporary accommodation crisis, one which is worsening.
Temporary accommodation was once a safe harbour for a few days, a week, a month or so at most.
Now, thanks to rocketing rents and inadequate housing supply, more and more families find a single room in a hotel or accommodation block their permanent home.
In this latest News Agents Investigates series, Lewis hits to road to find out just how big a problem it is, where it comes from and why so many working class kids may find themselves ruined by forces outside their control.
Producer: Laura FitzPatrick
Video Production: Rory Symon
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The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/
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