Poorest families in UK lack beds and are sleeping on floors, charity warns

Study by Buttle UK found most families had skipped a meal and many parents said they had given their bed to a child

Families in poverty are having to sleep on the floor because they cannot afford beds, according to a children's charity.

The charity's research also found that most of the families it surveyed struggled to find the money to heat and power their homes, and that the cost of living crisis had strained parents' relationships with their children.