One in 10 children in parts of London are ‘effectively homeless’, data shows

A mother and her baby daughter in their single room temporary accommodation in Chalk Farm, London. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

More than one in 10 children and teenagers from some areas of London are effectively homeless, according to analysis of government data by the Observer.

Comparing the most recent homelessness statistics with official population estimates, 4.4% of under-18s from London – more than one in 25 – were living in “temporary accommodation” at the end of June this year.