Too many people’s lives are disrupted by being placed in temporary accommodation outside of their local area. For a variety of reasons, including lack of housing supply and suitability of accommodation, some local authorities struggle to place households in temporary accommodation within their local area. Over the period 2018–19 to 2023–24, the number of households placed out of area increased by 42%. As at June 2024, around 39,000 households were placed out of area. MHCLG is aware of familie...

Too many people’s lives are disrupted by being placed in temporary accommodation outside of their local area. For a variety of reasons, including lack of housing supply and suitability of accommodation, some local authorities struggle to place households in temporary accommodation within their local area. Over the period 2018–19 to 2023–24, the number of households placed out of area increased by 42%. As at June 2024, around 39,000 households were placed out of area. MHCLG is aware of families sometimes being placed a considerable distance away, and acknowledges that this can cause difficulties, especially for children, including challenges f Type: conclusion | Number: 3 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. published on a regular basis from its existing collection, potentially quantifying the number of out of area placements received. Improved availability of data will assist local authorities to collaborate and c