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For your local authority area, please provide the following information regarding children (aged 0-18) currently living in temporary accommodation who have been identified as disabled:
Primary Data Request:
1. Total number of disabled children currently in temporary accommodation (or as of the most recent date for which data is available - please specify the date)
As of 07/07/25 total: 5 disabled children in temporary accommodation
Breakdown Information (if held):
2. Disability categories - breakdown by type of disability using your authority's recording system (e.g., physical disability, learning disability, autism spectrum conditions, sensory impairments, mental health conditions, multiple disabilities)
Physical disability: 3
Autism spectrum conditions: 2
3. Demographics:
• Age ranges (e.g., 0-5, 6-11, 12-17 years)
0-5 years: 0
6-11 years: 3
12-17 years: 2
• Gender breakdown
Male: 3
Female: 2
4. Accommodation details (if recorded):
• Types of temporary accommodation (e.g., B&B, hostels, temporary housing units)
Temporary accommodation: 5
Average length of stay in temporary accommodation for these households at present is 20 weeks and 6 days
Historical Data:
5. Annual figures for the past 10 years (2014-2024) showing trends in numbers of disabled children in temporary accommodation, or for whatever period records are available.
This data is not routinely recorded so is only able to be provided for current temporary accommodation occupants (information is recorded about the main applicant’s health/ disability needs but not necessarily recorded for children).