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As the cost of living crisis continues to increase the strain on families, a record 142,000 children in England are homeless and living in what should be short term temporary accommodation.\nChildren are being consigned to B&Bs and hotels, former office blocks - even shipping containers \u2013 some without a bed of their own, living among rats and cockroaches - conditions the children\u2019s commissioner has condemned as Dickensian.\nWith the help of young people and their families, File on 4 investigates how temporary accommodation - meant to be a short term safety net - has become a trap some children can\u2019t escape.

Reporter: Jane Deith\nProducer: Nicola Dowling\nTechnical Producer: James Beard\nProduction Coordinator: Jordan King\nEditors: Clare Fordham and Carl Johnston

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