Children’s commissioner for England warns hundreds of children lived in hotels during lockdown

24 August 2020 2 mins read Fiona Simpson Social Care Coronavirus

Hundreds of children were living in B&Bs during the peak of lockdown, a major report by the children’s commissioner for England reveals.

Children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield has published a new briefing. Picture: Children's commissioner for England

Anne Longfield’s No Way Out: Children stuck in B&Bs during lockdown report collected data from the 15 local authorities with the highest numbers of children living in B&B accommodation.

The analysis found that when lockdown began on 23 March there were 714 families housed in B&Bs across the 15 LAs surveyed.

Birmingham, Ealing and Manchester councils had more than 100 families living in B&Bs when lockdown began, the report shows.

However, 10 of the 15 local authorities saw a reduction in the number of families housed in B&Bs between 23 March and 31 May when lockdown measures began to ease.

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