2025
Addressing the costs of living in Temporary Accommodation with a neurodivergent child
This brief was put together to feed into the development of the Child Poverty Strategy. It argues that the devastating financial impacts of temporary accommodation on families need to be addressed in a strategy that delivers for children facing homelessness and housing insecurity; children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND); and (3) parents/guardians, but especially single mothers, who are grappling with poverty and problem debt caused and exacerbated by these circumstances.
Sensory Lives submission to MHCLG Inquiry on the conditions of homes in England
Our submission calls for Government to urgently recognise and act on the acute and detrimental health and financial impacts that neurodivergent children their families are experiencing because of mould, damp and overcrowding in Temporary Accommodation. We also evidence that soundproofing, safety measures, appropriate lighting, and private cooking facilities are priorities to meet neurodivergent children’s needs.