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Homelessness in England among families and children has risen by 12%, according to new figures.
The government says nearly 67,000 households were living in temporary accommodation as of June this year, most of them in London.
The figure includes almost 100,000 children.

Joanna Gosling discussed the issue with a panel of guests: Mateasa Grant has experienced being homeless having spent time in care, Andrew O'Shaughmessy was homeless from the age of 19 but in the last 18 months has married and started a family, Simon Green is a housing manager from the YMCA, Sophie Jackson also experienced homelessness and lived on the streets up until August - she is now a chef, Andrew Friars was homeless for six years and went on to start Rhythms of Life, a homeless charity, Jon Sparkes, the chief executive of Crisis, the national charity for single homeless people and Conservative MP David Mackintosh, a member of the Communities and Local Government select committee, having previously served for four years as leader of Northampton Borough Council.