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<p>In October to December 2018 there were a) 6,980 households in bed and breakfast
hotels (including shared annexes), of which 2,420 households contained children and
b) 5,740 households in hostels (including reception centres, emergency units and refuges)
in England.</p><p>The figures provided are for all people who are owed a statutory
homelessness duty by a local authority. They include people in temporary accommodation
under assessment, who are owed the main rehousing duty, and who are accommodated for
a short period to allow them to source alternative accommodation</p><p><br>These figures
are taken from an experimental statistical release and caution should be taken when
using the data. Further information is provided in the release available at this link
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-october-to-december-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statutory-homelessness-in-england-october-to-december-2018</a>.</p>
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