The research revealed 183 children lose their home every day - one every eight minutes - marking the first time the charity has been able to uncover the rate at which children are being made homeless.
The figures, published today in its Generation Homeless report, show the number of children in Britain that are homeless and living in temporary accommodation has risen by 51 per cent in the last five years.
The investigation found 5,683 homeless families with children currently being housed in temporary accommodation such as emergency B&Bs and hostels.
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