London's temporary-accommodation emergency

Households, children, long B&B stays and out-of-area placements, quarter by quarter.

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SeriesPeriod or categoryValueUnit
B&B over six weeks2020 Q3560households
B&B over six weeks2020 Q4510households
B&B over six weeks2021 Q1520households
B&B over six weeks2021 Q2390households
B&B over six weeks2021 Q3300households
B&B over six weeks2021 Q4250households
B&B over six weeks2022 Q1260households
B&B over six weeks2022 Q2400households
B&B over six weeks2022 Q3630households
B&B over six weeks2022 Q4910households
B&B over six weeks2023 Q11,240households
B&B over six weeks2023 Q21,650households
B&B over six weeks2023 Q31,860households
B&B over six weeks2023 Q42,030households
B&B over six weeks2024 Q22,380households
B&B over six weeks2024 Q31,960households
B&B over six weeks2024 Q41,700households
B&B over six weeks2025 Q11,290households
B&B over six weeks2025 Q3570households
B&B over six weeks2025 Q4380households
Children2020 Q386,280children
Children2020 Q485,020children
Children2021 Q185,100children
Children2021 Q285,500children
Children2021 Q376,710children
Children2021 Q476,470children
Children2022 Q175,820children
Children2022 Q274,470children
Children2022 Q375,350children
Children2022 Q474,830children
Children2023 Q177,120children
Children2023 Q282,610children
Children2023 Q383,350children
Children2023 Q484,920children
Children2024 Q291,000children
Children2024 Q392,810children
Children2024 Q493,870children
Children2025 Q194,360children
Children2025 Q399,160children
Children2025 Q4100,930children
Households2020 Q360,530households
Households2020 Q460,440households
Households2021 Q159,830households
Households2021 Q260,140households
Households2021 Q358,720households
Households2021 Q459,100households
Households2022 Q156,430households
Households2022 Q256,340households
Households2022 Q357,540households
Households2022 Q457,490households
Households2023 Q160,100households
Households2023 Q260,730households
Households2023 Q361,760households
Households2023 Q463,200households
Households2024 Q268,940households
Households2024 Q370,400households
Households2024 Q472,130households
Households2025 Q173,090households
Households2025 Q375,770households
Households2025 Q475,600households
Households with children2020 Q317.0989households
Households with children2020 Q417.0734households
Households with children2021 Q116.7899households
Households with children2021 Q216.8769households
Households with children2021 Q316.4794households
Households with children2021 Q416.5837households
Households with children2022 Q115.6845households
Households with children2022 Q215.6595households
Households with children2022 Q315.9926households
Households with children2022 Q415.9807households
Households with children2023 Q116.5574households
Households with children2023 Q216.7316households
Households with children2023 Q317.0153households
Households with children2023 Q417.4126households
Households with children2024 Q218.8381households
Households with children2024 Q319.2376households
Households with children2024 Q419.7101households
Households with children2025 Q119.8219households
Households with children2025 Q350,000households
Households with children2025 Q450,910households
Out-of-area placements2025 Q333,780households
Out-of-area placements2025 Q435,410households

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Methodology

Detailed local-authority statutory-homelessness returns from table TA1, aggregated to Greater London for every discoverable quarterly ODS release since 2019. Households, children, B&B stays over six weeks and placements outside the home authority are separate measures and are not added together.

Provenance

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MHCLG
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quarterly
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timeline
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Open Government Licence v3.0

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