An unstable start | ALL BABIES COUNT: SPOTLIGHT ON HOMELESSNESS

NSPCC | Anna Freud Centre | February 2015

This report was written by the NSPCC in partnership with the Anna Freud Centre. 

Babies living in homeless families can be extremely vulnerable. This is because babies’ development is reliant on the quality of the care their parents are able to provide and for some parents who are homeless, providing this care can be difficult. 

Homelessness means lacking a supportive, affordable, decent and secure place to live. This includes individuals and families who are judged statutorily homeless (and are housed by their local authority in the private rented sector or in temporary accommodation such as hostels and B&Bs), and those who are not eligible for support or who do not seek support (who may be staying with family or friends). Report