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Government urged to bring through rent reforms as evictions double
Renting reform could help prevent people like Asia from being evicted
Renting

Government urged to bring through rent reforms as evictions double

Soho Big Issue seller André is on a mission to publish his novel – here's how you can get involved
Big Issue seller André Rostant Photo: Dale Brodie
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Soho Big Issue seller André is on a mission to publish his novel – here's how you can get involved

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths
A person sleeping on the street
Paul McNamee

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths

Brighton has its first night shelter specifically for LGBTQ+ people
LGBTQ+ homelessness
LGBTQ+

Brighton has its first night shelter specifically for LGBTQ+ people

Here are the charities leading the fight against LGBTQ+ homelessness in the UK
LGBTQ+

Here are the charities leading the fight against LGBTQ+ homelessness in the UK

Number of people sleeping rough for the first time in London increased by a third before Christmas
rough sleeping London
Rough sleeping

Number of people sleeping rough for the first time in London increased by a third before Christmas

Waterloo Road: Danny's story shines a light on youth homelessness
Adam Abbou
Homelessness

Waterloo Road: Danny's story shines a light on youth homelessness

Big Issue vendor uses magazine sales to fund Philippines retirement
Big Issue vendor AJ
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Big Issue vendor uses magazine sales to fund Philippines retirement

Intimate portraits of home and homelessness at the new Centre for British Photography
Untitled (NRAL 2 from Ray’s a Laugh), 1994. Part of the exhibition The English at Home at the Centre for British Photography. © Richard Billingham
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Intimate portraits of home and homelessness at the new Centre for British Photography

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Housing and homelessness
A man in a kitchen at Rene House
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Housing and homelessness

There is no single image of a 'homeless person'. Let's bust the myths about homelessness
Housing

There is no single image of a 'homeless person'. Let's bust the myths about homelessness

'Sharp rise in homelessness' expected as cost of living crisis bites
Homelessness

'Sharp rise in homelessness' expected as cost of living crisis bites

Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester
John Junior

Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester

The inspiring story behind the Greggs poker chips used to help rough sleepers
Greggs homeless poker chip
Homelessness

The inspiring story behind the Greggs poker chips used to help rough sleepers

We have the power to end homelessness if we think creatively
a key to a house
Greg Hurst

We have the power to end homelessness if we think creatively

O2 are donating 1 million GB of data to those in need this Christmas
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O2 are donating 1 million GB of data to those in need this Christmas

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These Christmas decorations are made in hostel bedrooms by people experiencing homelessness
Pivot, Meet the Maker
Meet the maker

These Christmas decorations are made in hostel bedrooms by people experiencing homelessness

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?
Homelessness Manchester
Homelessness

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?

How O2 are helping to tackle data poverty by offering free data to those in need this Christmas
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How O2 are helping to tackle data poverty by offering free data to those in need this Christmas

Affordable housing is in short supply - here's what other countries are doing about it
Affordable student housing in Denmark
Housing

Affordable housing is in short supply - here's what other countries are doing about it