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'Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness'
'Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness'
A Big Issue reader remembers the causes of homelessness taking hold in the UK
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
The failure to build enough social housing is leaving families £8,000 a year worse off
The failure to build enough social housing is leaving families £8,000 a year worse off
The Conservatives want to cut housing benefit to fund defence spending. But will it work?
The Conservatives want to cut housing benefit to fund defence spending. But will it work?
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We'd rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We'd rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
'If I were PM I'd make dementia research a priority'
'If I were PM I'd make dementia research a priority'
Gloria Steinem and the 'long, long, long' feminist revolution
Gloria Steinem and the 'long, long, long' feminist revolution
Over a million workers 'trapped in poverty' as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
Over a million workers 'trapped in poverty' as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a 'council housing revolution' or a 'massive backtrack'?
Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a 'council housing revolution' or a 'massive backtrack'?
Darren McGarvey: 'If I were prime minister I'd be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone'
Darren McGarvey: 'If I were prime minister I'd be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone'
It's 10 years since BHS folded. How do we put the spark back into the British high street?
It's 10 years since BHS folded. How do we put the spark back into the British high street?
NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: 'This is not a turning point'
NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: 'This is not a turning point'
'Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams'
'Disabled people are having to work 10 times harder to live their life and pursue their dreams'
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing 'brutal winter'
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing 'brutal winter'
Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
In pictures: What it's like to sleep in your car while homeless in a heatwave
In pictures: What it's like to sleep in your car while homeless in a heatwave
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits
Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: 'Bills are rising but so are we'
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: 'Bills are rising but so are we'
Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg: 'Young people are always the first to bear the brunt of cuts'
Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg: 'Young people are always the first to bear the brunt of cuts'
Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers?
Why do prime ministers now last as long as Premier League managers?
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain
'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain
Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don't have the care for people that we should have’