‘My baby scratches and scratches’: Families say their homes are making their children sick

• Temporary housing conditions are contributing to increased rates of childhood skin conditions (notably atopic dermatitis), with families reporting persistent scratching and distress requiring medical intervention
• Cross-party political engagement signals potential policy changes to housing standards that may reduce preventable childhood morbidity linked to poor living environments
• GPs should consider housing precarity and temporary accommodation as risk factors when assessing children with dermatological complaints and social determinants of health

A cross-party report has called for safer conditions for the record number of families living in temporary accommodation.

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