Households in temporary accommodation, England
Households living in temporary accommodation arranged by councils in England, and those with children, at the end of each quarter over ten years.
Households in temporary accommodation
135,580
31 Mar 2026 · provisional
Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:26 UTC- All households
- With children
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data table
40 periods, newest first
| Period | All households | With children |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | 135,580 | 86,460 |
| 31 Dec 2025 | 134,140 | 85,760 |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 134,700 | 85,710 |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 132,340 | 84,220 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 130,890 | 82,990 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | 127,820 | 81,030 |
| 30 Sep 2024 | 125,970 | 80,490 |
| 30 Jun 2024 | 123,030 | 78,380 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | 117,350 | 74,490 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | 112,610 | 71,270 |
| 30 Sep 2023 | 108,920 | 69,630 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 105,840 | 68,150 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | 104,540 | 64,990 |
| 31 Dec 2022 | 100,510 | 61,980 |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 98,840 | 61,760 |
| 30 Jun 2022 | 95,690 | 59,810 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | 95,000 | 58,880 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 96,280 | 58,540 |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 95,560 | 58,320 |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 95,850 | 60,000 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 95,290 | 59,300 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | 95,100 | 59,440 |
| 30 Sep 2020 | 94,610 | 60,240 |
| 30 Jun 2020 | 98,260 | 62,680 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | 92,190 | 62,970 |
| 31 Dec 2019 | 88,310 | 62,560 |
| 30 Sep 2019 | 87,390 | 62,270 |
| 30 Jun 2019 | 86,240 | 61,850 |
| 31 Mar 2019 | 85,040 | 62,170 |
| 31 Dec 2018 | 83,540 | 61,610 |
| 30 Sep 2018 | 83,430 | 61,730 |
| 30 Jun 2018 | 82,390 | 61,570 |
| 31 Mar 2018 | 80,720 | 61,610 |
| 31 Dec 2017 | 79,720 | 61,620 |
| 30 Sep 2017 | 79,830 | 61,980 |
| 30 Jun 2017 | 78,540 | 60,810 |
| 31 Mar 2017 | 77,220 | 60,980 |
| 31 Dec 2016 | 75,740 | 60,240 |
| 30 Sep 2016 | 74,750 | 59,380 |
| 30 Jun 2016 | 73,050 | 58,140 |
Source and licence
- Publisher
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Check it yourself
- https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
- 1 November 2026, 12:17 UTC
- Raw files fetched
- https://www.gov.uk/api/content/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessnessSHA-256 f4e239ea197699bb612bb9145983b786e265ebf9fa752adf77446f0486d062f7 · 229,040 bytes
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a82eee63bd75b81e2329a7b/Statutory_Homelessness_England_Time_Series_202603.odsSHA-256 27d9933423411919355a1e014d1e5c2a61254e9083b37700f77fc740d0cc81df · 281,848 bytes
Verification
Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 12:26 UTC Run at 1 November 2026, 12:26 UTC; 80 of 80 figures matched the live source.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-01T12:17:49Z; 2 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 2 of 2 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 80 of 80 figures and the headline reproduced |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 80 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 80 of 80 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches |
| Pass | GOV.UK table is current | latest period 2026-03-31 ended 215 days before retrieval (limit 250), from Statutory homelessness England level time series "live tables" |
| Pass | Detailed local authority files agree | 4 of 4 figures match the England row of the detailed files for October to December 2025 (revised), January to March 2026 (not compared: 2025-06-30 (layout not recognised), 2025-09-30 (layout not recognised)) |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness – HTTP 200 |
Notes
- Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. The latest quarter is provisional and MHCLG revises the year's figures at the end of each financial year.