Homelessness

No-fault evictions put households at risk of homelessness over 80,000 times since Tory ban pledge
Renters Reform Bill campaigners call for the end of no-fault evictions
RENTING

No-fault evictions put households at risk of homelessness over 80,000 times since Tory ban pledge

It’s five years to the day since the government promised to axe no-fault evictions and the delays in removing them from law has caused ‘real human suffering and damage’, says renting campaigners
What we can learn from how US has criminalised rough sleepers – and how Sunak may follow suit
Homelessness

What we can learn from how US has criminalised rough sleepers – and how Sunak may follow suit

'It's unforgivable': Michael Gove served 'eviction notice' by protesters over rising homelessness
DLUHC protest by HASL gives Michael Gove eviction notice
Homelessness

'It's unforgivable': Michael Gove served 'eviction notice' by protesters over rising homelessness

My cousin was killed in front of his six-year-old son. I need to get my family out of Gaza
Israel-Gaza war

My cousin was killed in front of his six-year-old son. I need to get my family out of Gaza

Criminal Justice Bill: Plan to criminalise rough sleeping will 'punish people with nowhere to go'
Rough sleeping

Criminal Justice Bill: Plan to criminalise rough sleeping will 'punish people with nowhere to go'

Inside the Big Issue: Zayn Malik on his return to music, Bradford and making positive change
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Zayn Malik on his return to music, Bradford and making positive change

'Everyone has a story': Watch The Beautiful Game stars explain why Homeless World Cup is so important
Film

'Everyone has a story': Watch The Beautiful Game stars explain why Homeless World Cup is so important

'People should not be arrested if they smell': Sunak facing revolt over plan to criminalise homelessness
The Criminal Justice Bill could be set to criminalise homelessness and rough sleeping
Homelessness

'People should not be arrested if they smell': Sunak facing revolt over plan to criminalise homelessness

Local housing allowance is finally going up. But is it anything more than just a short-term fix?
Jeremy Hunt announced local housing allowance rise
Benefits

Local housing allowance is finally going up. But is it anything more than just a short-term fix?

Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with 'nothing' to fall back on
social care/ abbie bowler
Social care

Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with 'nothing' to fall back on

ONS U-turns on plan to stop publishing data on deaths of homeless people after furious outcry
homeless deaths
homelessness

ONS U-turns on plan to stop publishing data on deaths of homeless people after furious outcry

Housing crisis: UK could raise billion taxing vacant homes and foreign buyers, think tank says
second homes
Housing crisis

Housing crisis: UK could raise billion taxing vacant homes and foreign buyers, think tank says

Prince William pays tribute to 'brave' rough sleepers at visit to Sheffield homelessness project
Prince William launches Homewards
Homelessness

Prince William pays tribute to 'brave' rough sleepers at visit to Sheffield homelessness project

Sadiq Khan pledge to build 40,000 new council homes in London hailed as 'big step forward'
Housing crisis

Sadiq Khan pledge to build 40,000 new council homes in London hailed as 'big step forward'

The Beautiful Game: Everything you need to know about Netflix's new Homeless World Cup film
Colin Farrell with the Scottish team, holding a football
Homeless World Cup

The Beautiful Game: Everything you need to know about Netflix's new Homeless World Cup film

Most rough sleepers say they're treated unfairly by police, damning study reveals
rough sleeper appearing to be stamped on by police in BBC video
Homelessness

Most rough sleepers say they're treated unfairly by police, damning study reveals

Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will 'destroy homeless people's spirits', MPs warned
rough sleepers risk being criminalised by the Vagrancy Act
Homelessness

Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will 'destroy homeless people's spirits', MPs warned

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding
prison population
Prisons

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding

Is social impact investing the solution to the temporary accommodation crisis?
Lee Big Society Capital social impact investing
Big Issue Invest

Is social impact investing the solution to the temporary accommodation crisis?

Inside the Big Issue: Cate Blanchett and The New Boy
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Cate Blanchett and The New Boy

I was made homeless aged 16. Rough sleeping is completely different for women than it is men
Lainey International Women's Day
Homelessness

I was made homeless aged 16. Rough sleeping is completely different for women than it is men

Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son filmmaker Lorna Tucker named Big Issue ambassador
Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son film director Lorna Tucker has been named as a Big Issue ambassador
Big Issue ambassador

Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son filmmaker Lorna Tucker named Big Issue ambassador

Jeremy Hunt's decision to ignore homelessness emergency in Spring Budget is dangerous
homelessness
Rick Henderson

Jeremy Hunt's decision to ignore homelessness emergency in Spring Budget is dangerous

It's a 'surprise' more homeless children haven't died in temporary accommodation, charity says
55 children died while living in temporary accommodation
Homelessness

It's a 'surprise' more homeless children haven't died in temporary accommodation, charity says

BBC Radio 1 star Dean McCullough shares his experience of homelessness: 'You don't have to be lonely'
Youth homelessness

BBC Radio 1 star Dean McCullough shares his experience of homelessness: 'You don't have to be lonely'