The BBC has spoken to two families struggling to cope because they do not have enough space.
Social affairs correspondent, BBC News
"She's nearly 10 and she's never had her own bedroom," says Joanna Szablewska. "She's always been sharing a bed with me."The family pay £860 a month for what their local council deems to be a one-bedroom flat. In reality, it is a shower room, a tiny kitchen/sitting area and a room with a double bed "about the same size as a prison cell", says Joanna.
They are currently one of 56 homeless families living in Brimstone House, in Stratford, east London. The tower block used to house single people in studio flats but is currently being used by Newham Council to provide temporary and emergency accommodation.Joanna works from home, so her daughter has to spend whole days, especially during school holidays, sitting on the bed. "I can't have family over. I can't have a proper Easter, I can't have Christmas.
Nearby, three-year-old Ehvie loathes showers, constantly screaming. "Because there is no bath, I use a bucket filled with water and put some toys in there - it's the closest I can come to replicating a bath," says her mum, 28-year-old student, Caitlin Rosenbrand.
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