More than 56,000 primary school children in England will be homeless this Christmas

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 56,000 primary school children in England will spend Christmas homeless, according to new figures that show that one in nine pupils in some London primary schools don’t have a place to live. Ministry of Housing data obtained and analysed by charity Shelter found that in London at least one in 24 primary school children are living in temporary accommodation, with the group’s chief executive, Polly Neate, using the figures to urge the government to accelarate the contrustruction of social housing rentals. open image in gallery Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said 160,000 children faced spending Christmas without a stable home According to Shelter’s analysis, in Newham, east London, there are 61 children - or one in nine - who are homeless in every primary school. Deputy prime minister and secretary of state for housing, Angela Rayner said 160,000 children faced spending Christmas without a stable home.