‘Sleeping on coats or towels’: Shame felt by families who can’t afford a bed for their children

Families living in bed poverty have shared their shame at being unable to afford a proper sleeping place for their children as charities warn of a worsening crisis. Barnardo’s estimates just under one million children are living in bed poverty - where children have nowhere proper to sleep, meaning they may share a bed, sleep in a broken or damaged bed or even on the floor. The term also includes families who are unable to wash or dry bedding because they can’t afford to pay for energy. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follows ITV News on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@itvnews?lang=en Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews