with a third missing more than a month of teaching, according to a new report. housing charity shelter blamed what it described as total inaction from the government for the numbers of young people in traumatic living arrangements. the government says it increased local housing allowance significantly during the pandemic, and is delivering more affordable homes. here s our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. it s barely 6:30am, and isaiah is heading to his childminder. ..while his brother coby begins the journey to school. single mum lily is heading to work as a nurse, hence the early start. we used to walk to school every single day from our old house. but that all changed when they were made homeless in september, after the landlord sold the property. now the commute can take up to 45 minutes. if i could get us housed near his school, that s my main goal. this is where they re currently living, all three sharing a one bed flat. it s temporary accommodation.
they will not work and they are unfair. also in the programme this lunchtime. questions from relatives about why it took police almost two days to find the victims of a car crash in cardiff that left three young people dead and two seriously injured. scientists say annual flood damage in parts of the uk could increase by more than 20% over the next century. calls for anyone with a prepayment meter for their energy supply to have it removed for free. and tickets for this year s eurovision song contest final in liverpool have sold out in just over half an hour. coming up on the bbc news channel. refunds for liverpool fans who attended last year s champions league final, as uefa take responsibility for scenes where supporters were tear gassed in paris. hello. good afternoon. enough is enough the words of the home secretary in the last few minutes as she outlined the government s plan to stop migrants coming to the uk on small boats. suella braverman was introducing to the ho