Figures released in parliament show that 450 families with dependent children or pregnant women had been in temporary bed and breakfast accommodation for more than six weeks at the end of December 2011.
This compares to 150 families at the end of December 2010.
Speaking in parliament, housing minister Grant Shapps said the vast majority of local authorities have no families in bed and breakfast accommodation for more than six weeks but said he was “concerned” about the small number that do.
“I have written to 20 local authorities who between them account for almost 80 per cent of families in bed and breakfasts for more than six weeks, reiterating the government’s position that this practice is unacceptable," he said.
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