Children sleeping on floor amid ‘bed poverty’ in cost of living crisis – survey

The cost-of-living crisis has led to “bed poverty” where children in the UK end up sleeping on old mattresses on the floor because families are having to prioritise money for food and heating, a charity has said.

Barnardo’s said as many as 6 per cent of children surveyed said they were sleeping on the floor due to not having a bed of their own in the past 12 months.