Housing
Government announces £65m fund to support struggling renters
Government announces £65m fund to support struggling renters
The funding will help low-income earners pay off rent arrears to stave off a homelessness crisis, though campaigners say it’s nowhere near enough.
The Vagrancy Act: What is it and why is it facing calls to be scrapped?
The Vagrancy Act: What is it and why is it facing calls to be scrapped?
MPs and charities are urging the Government to repeal the almost 200-year-old law. The Big Issue explains how the Vagrancy Act continues to threaten rough sleepers
How you can make your home energy efficient
How you can make your home energy efficient
Housing is a big contributor to the UK’s carbon footprint and making homes energy efficient is key to the climate crisis fight.
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2021
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2021
How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
Moving private renters into social homes could save the government £2billion a year
Moving private renters into social homes could save the government £2billion a year
Rent arrears ‘much worse than feared’ ahead of UK cost of living crisis
Rent arrears ‘much worse than feared’ ahead of UK cost of living crisis
A ‘secret museum’ aims to showcase the real story of homelessness during Covid
A ‘secret museum’ aims to showcase the real story of homelessness during Covid
More than 50 organisations call on government to prevent impending ‘mass homelessness crisis’
More than 50 organisations call on government to prevent impending ‘mass homelessness crisis’
Meet the campaigner launching the ‘Uber for homelessness’
Meet the campaigner launching the ‘Uber for homelessness’
Volunteer-led homeless outreach team having to expand as crisis worsens
Volunteer-led homeless outreach team having to expand as crisis worsens
London buses transformed into healthcare and support hubs for people sleeping rough
London buses transformed into healthcare and support hubs for people sleeping rough
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Homelessness charity launches VR game to show kids the reality of life without a home
Homelessness charity launches VR game to show kids the reality of life without a home
Robert Jenrick says ending rough sleeping ‘isn’t high enough on the government’s agenda’
Robert Jenrick says ending rough sleeping ‘isn’t high enough on the government’s agenda’
How a trailblazing charity could help 50,000 homeless people into work
How a trailblazing charity could help 50,000 homeless people into work
Londoners tackle housing crisis themselves with largest community building project yet
Londoners tackle housing crisis themselves with largest community building project yet
Covid eviction hearings making people homeless last just minutes
Covid eviction hearings making people homeless last just minutes
Leaseholders are beaming a doomsday clock onto a building to count down to financial ruin
Leaseholders are beaming a doomsday clock onto a building to count down to financial ruin
Leaseholders take cladding fight to parliament to demand action over unsafe homes
Leaseholders take cladding fight to parliament to demand action over unsafe homes
One in three homes in London’s financial district are sitting empty
One in three homes in London’s financial district are sitting empty
Thousands became homeless during pandemic with more feared in autumn
Thousands became homeless during pandemic with more feared in autumn
9,000 people could fall into homelessness without national Housing First plan
9,000 people could fall into homelessness without national Housing First plan
Cladding group blasts government ‘magic money tree’ over £8.6bn homes fund
Cladding group blasts government ‘magic money tree’ over £8.6bn homes fund
The Big Issue needs you to ask councils to Stop Mass Homelessness
The Big Issue needs you to ask councils to Stop Mass Homelessness
Rough sleepers are still being prosecuted under a law ministers want to scrap
Rough sleepers are still being prosecuted under a law ministers want to scrap
Street vets helping homeless people brace for rise in pet owners losing homes
Street vets helping homeless people brace for rise in pet owners losing homes
Leaseholders take cladding fight to London’s ‘sky pool’
Leaseholders take cladding fight to London’s ‘sky pool’
Can Britain’s empty homes shelter refugees from Afghanistan?
Can Britain’s empty homes shelter refugees from Afghanistan?
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