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<p>Placing families in temporary accommodation avoids a homelessness crisis and means
no child will end up on the streets. However, the Government has been clear that placing
families with children in bed and breakfast accommodation for longer than 6 weeks
is both unacceptable and unlawful and we recognise the disruption this can have on
children. Authorities must by law consider the impact any change in the location of
accommodation will have on a household such as proximity to education and medical
facilities. A small number of authorities (5%) account for 80% of cases where the
6 week limit is exceeded. The use of bed and breakfast accommodation for families
with children is less than a third of the peak it was in 2002.</p><p>We provided funding
to authorities so they could test innovative and sustainable approaches that would
tackle this issue. The lessons learned have been disseminated to other authorities
across the country.</p><p><br>Households leaving temporary accommodation now spend
on average 7 months less than they did in 2010.</p>
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