Housing
Child poverty is often influenced by housing issues and concerns where perhaps unsuitable or temporary accomodation or the threat of homelessness can affect a child's long term prospects.
Sure Start Children's Centres can be a crucial focus point in the early stages of identifying housing issues in a community or a specific problem within a case family. As well as general advice on housing options and benefits, a children's centre may also find specific cases where resources are required on such important issues as housing rights and preventing homelessness.
The TfC Housing section containing resources, advice and information for children's centres to support those facing housing issues large or small. See Related Links on the right for access.