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Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: 'What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?'
Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: 'What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?'
Labour’s Social Housing Bill is aiming to limit Right to Buy rules and protect domestic violence victims but Lord John Bird has urged ministers to take action on empty homes too
Vagrancy Act: Labour promised to decriminalise rough sleeping in spring – so when will it happen?
Vagrancy Act: Labour promised to decriminalise rough sleeping in spring – so when will it happen?
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
World Cup 2026: Homeless camps in Dallas 'pushed out of downtown so the city won’t look bad'
World Cup 2026: Homeless camps in Dallas 'pushed out of downtown so the city won’t look bad'
'For someone who has lost their home, their income, their family, a dog might be all they have'
'For someone who has lost their home, their income, their family, a dog might be all they have'
The Londoners living without access to water for six months as temperatures rise: ‘It’s unbearable’
The Londoners living without access to water for six months as temperatures rise: ‘It’s unbearable’
London's data centres use 750,000 homes' worth of electricity. It's bad news for the housing crisis
London's data centres use 750,000 homes' worth of electricity. It's bad news for the housing crisis
One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: 'Nobody cares about us'
One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: 'Nobody cares about us'
'Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball'
'Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball'
'I left my abuser – and then the family court gave him custody of my children'
'I left my abuser – and then the family court gave him custody of my children'
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn
Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn
Thousands of women are being missed while homeless on the streets: 'I was afraid to sleep'
Thousands of women are being missed while homeless on the streets: 'I was afraid to sleep'
Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: 'Reading is the world'
Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: 'Reading is the world'
‘No one experiencing homelessness should feel locked out of our democracy’
‘No one experiencing homelessness should feel locked out of our democracy’
How World Cup 2026 host cities are offering solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis
How World Cup 2026 host cities are offering solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis
What's going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here's how to have your say
What's going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here's how to have your say
Rough sleeping is deadly. We meet the NHS outreach workers trying to save lives on the street
Rough sleeping is deadly. We meet the NHS outreach workers trying to save lives on the street
'I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me'
'I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me'
A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy
A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy
Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by 'rule-breaking' letting agents
Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by 'rule-breaking' letting agents
I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: 'I’d be lost without her'
Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: 'I’d be lost without her'
‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases
‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases
Keir Starmer exclusive: 'There's always that challenge of getting good news out there'
