A cross-party movement at Westminster committed to improving the health, lives and experiences of families and adults living in Temporary Accommodation across England.
Formed in early 2022 and currently active, the APPG is committed to improving the health, lives and experiences of families and adults living in Temporary Accommodation (TA) across England. The group highlights the damaging health and educational impacts of living in TA, especially for children.
“It’s like torture: Life in Temporary Accommodation for Neurodivergent Children and their Families”
The report, titled ‘It’s like torture: Life in Temporary Accommodation for Neurodivergent Children and their Families’, highlights the findings of a UK-wide call for evidence launched by Dr Rosalie Warnock and Professor Katherine Brickell from King’s College London, through the All Party Parliamentary Group for Households in Temporary Accommodation, and with support from the Shared Health Foundation, Justlife, and Autistica.
There is no official data on how many children living in temporary accommodation are neurodivergent; however, the report estimates that between 25,000 and 120,000 such children are affected in England.
Despite this, neurodivergent children in temporary accommodation have been omitted from Government strategies and policy decisions.
The report calls for a series of recommendations that are targeted at local and national governments to improve the experiences of neurodivergent children living in temporary accommodation.
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Campaign Win: Notification System for GPs and Schools
The amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill for a notification system, which we have been continuously campaigning for through our SAFE Protocol Campaign, was welcomed and passed in the House of Lords.
We are pleased and look forward to working with the Government to ensure the notification system is implemented.
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