When we told them we had them enrolled, they were happy. It's given them something to focus on and an opportunity to be with their peers.

Sadly for one million children, their future chances are wrecked by bad housing.

The reality is, we're homeless right now. This wasn't the challenge we were looking for at this point in our lives. But I can't tell you how much it's meant to see the love that people have shown.

They haven't asked a lot of questions,

Home ownership is not the answer for all. That's all we are saying.

[So has the Government got its balance wrong? Some argue that most people want security, affordability and ownership and that these issues needn't be separated. Shelter's point, however, is that the official drive to get everyone a mortgage needs a cooler look, without the basic presumption that ownership is the only desirable way forward - otherwise policy can end up seriously skewed:] Home ownership is not the answer for all, ... That's all we are saying.