80 homeless children died while living in temporary accommodation last year, new figures show

Children's toys are scattered in front of the entrance to Greenway House, a converted office block now used for social housing on August 22, 2019 in Harlow, England. - (Getty Images)

Eighty children died while living in temporary accommodation in England last year, shocking new figures that highlight the impact of homelessness have revealed.

Analysis from a group of MPs also shows that, over the past five years, 74 children have died with temporary accommodation listed as a possible contributing factor to their vulnerability, ill health or death.