About this data

Source: MHCLG, Statutory homelessness in England, January to March 2026 (Table TA1)

• Temporary accommodation includes bed and breakfast hotels, hostels, and private or council homes leased short-term, provided while councils find a settled home.
• Data collection changed in April 2018, from aggregate council returns (P1E) to case-level data (H-CLIC); MHCLG publishes it as a continuous series. The latest quarter is provisional.
• Households with children are reported from 2002.

This chart appears in Housing.