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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.

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Social Justice

‘They took away my future’: Teenager forced to quit college after universal credit cut

The universal credit cut meant Rihanna, 17, could no longer afford the bus to college – so she had to quit her A-levels and find full time work.

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News

Almost one million households are in rent arrears and facing a homelessness crisis

The Big Issue’s Stop Mass Homelessness campaign has been warning against mounting arrears that leave families at risk of losing their home

Opinion

Why the world needs to embrace our Stop Mass Homelessness campaign

Housing

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2021

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Housing

How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?

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Housing

Moving private renters into social homes could save the government £2billion a year

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Life

Meet the people selling street papers around the world

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Housing

Rent arrears ‘much worse than feared’ ahead of UK cost of living crisis

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Housing

A ‘secret museum’ aims to showcase the real story of homelessness during Covid

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Housing

More than 50 organisations call on government to prevent impending ‘mass homelessness crisis’

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Social Justice

‘My parents tried to pray for me’: How prejudice is driving LGBTQ+ homelessness

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Opinion

Emotional wellbeing is at the heart of ending homelessness

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