According to Shelter, which analysed the latest Government figures on homelessness, more than 120,000 children will wake up homeless this Christmas day.
The charity has launched an urgent appeal for support from the public to help it be there for the hundreds of thousands of families affected.
Shelter’s analysis also reveals the number of families living in emergency bed and breakfast accommodation and hostels has risen by 18 per cent in a year.
To highlight the struggles faced by families living in temporary accommodation, the charity carried out in-depth interviews with 25 families that are currently or have recently been living in emergency B&Bs, hostels or ‘sofa-surfing’.
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