Homelessness
Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Homeless Project Scotland’s plea for a base has reached Scotland’s first minister. The Big Issue visited the soup kitchen to find volunteers pushed to the limit as the cost of living crisis sees more people going hungry.
Here are the charities leading the fight against LGBTQ+ homelessness in the UK
Here are the charities leading the fight against LGBTQ+ homelessness in the UK
LGBTQ+ people make up almost a quarter of the country’s homeless youth population. These are the charities offering support.
Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
While so many women are released from prison with nowhere to go, ministers should shift their focus away from putting more people behind bars
Ukraine’s gig economy workers are now delivering food for a homeless charity
Ukraine’s gig economy workers are now delivering food for a homeless charity
Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don’t have a home to go to
Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don’t have a home to go to
The remarkable rise of Ncuti Gatwa: From sofa surfing and Sex Education to Doctor Who
The remarkable rise of Ncuti Gatwa: From sofa surfing and Sex Education to Doctor Who
Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
‘Significant concerns’ over Ukraine refugees becoming homeless in UK
‘Significant concerns’ over Ukraine refugees becoming homeless in UK
‘We can’t say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses
‘We can’t say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses
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?
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2022
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2022
More people deemed to be ‘living on London’s streets’ than last year
More people deemed to be ‘living on London’s streets’ than last year
The government already has the perfect replacement for the Vagrancy Act – nothing at all
The government already has the perfect replacement for the Vagrancy Act – nothing at all
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Soup kitchen says it’s feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits
Soup kitchen says it’s feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits
These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain’s streets
These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain’s streets
How Liam Gallagher and his Adidas trainers are helping a homeless charity
How Liam Gallagher and his Adidas trainers are helping a homeless charity
Peter Mullan: ‘This is a party who single-handedly created food banks. That should be on the collective Tory gravestone’
Peter Mullan: ‘This is a party who single-handedly created food banks. That should be on the collective Tory gravestone’
This man has knitted 2,000 hats for LGBTQ+ people experiencing homelessness
This man has knitted 2,000 hats for LGBTQ+ people experiencing homelessness
The path to ending homelessness starts with a little thing called hope
The path to ending homelessness starts with a little thing called hope
International artists raise money for the homeless with scrapped bus panels
International artists raise money for the homeless with scrapped bus panels
A person died while homeless every seven hours in the UK in 2021
A person died while homeless every seven hours in the UK in 2021
The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film’s homeless stars to the Oscars
The directors of Lead Me Home want to bring the film’s homeless stars to the Oscars
Met Police drop court case against woman for begging after legal challenge
Met Police drop court case against woman for begging after legal challenge
Inside a Kyiv homeless hostel with the frontline workers saving lives
Inside a Kyiv homeless hostel with the frontline workers saving lives
Six lies the far-right tell about homeless people on social media – and why they are wrong
Six lies the far-right tell about homeless people on social media – and why they are wrong
Home Office rough sleeping scheme ‘put people in danger of detention and deportation’
Home Office rough sleeping scheme ‘put people in danger of detention and deportation’
Rough sleepers are being offered legal advice to protect against ‘misused’ police powers
Rough sleepers are being offered legal advice to protect against ‘misused’ police powers
Why Māori women in New Zealand are disproportionately likely to be homeless
Why Māori women in New Zealand are disproportionately likely to be homeless
Why the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is the perfect opportunity to axe the Vagrancy Act
