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Homelessness

Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan
Tents in Butler Place in London, ont far from the houses of parliament
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Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan

Homelessness charity launches VR game to show kids the reality of life without a home
Crisis homelessness VR game
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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 rough sleeping
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Robert Jenrick says ending rough sleeping 'isn’t high enough on the government's agenda’

The Big Issue exists because the public fell in love with our vendors
John Bird

The Big Issue exists because the public fell in love with our vendors

Why we need a video game about homelessness
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Why we need a video game about homelessness

Explained: The real cost of homelessness
cost of homelessness
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Explained: The real cost of homelessness

Arsonist jailed for setting fire to sleeping bags of rough sleepers as they slept
Arsonist Montel Nowhia-Job, in the top right of the image, about to set fire to a homeless man's belongings. Image: CPS
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Arsonist jailed for setting fire to sleeping bags of rough sleepers as they slept

How a trailblazing charity could help 50,000 homeless people into work
Adviser and client discuss options at charity Commonweal offices
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How a trailblazing charity could help 50,000 homeless people into work

'I lost my home, I didn't lose my pride': Big Issue seller Lee Welham meets founder John Bird
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'I lost my home, I didn't lose my pride': Big Issue seller Lee Welham meets founder John Bird

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I run my own theatre company
Cathy by Cardboard Citizens
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I was a Big Issue vendor and now I run my own theatre company

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a furniture restorer
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I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a furniture restorer

Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless
James Barnett before the pandemic. He was shut out of financial support and pushed into homelessness. Photo credit: James Barnett
Employment

Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless

Covid eviction hearings making people homeless last just minutes
Rudy Bozart eviction
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Covid eviction hearings making people homeless last just minutes

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I own a cleaning business
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I was a Big Issue vendor and now I own a cleaning business

'Act now or street homelessness will skyrocket', ministers warned
rough sleeping
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'Act now or street homelessness will skyrocket', ministers warned

Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?
Joe Biden on homelessness
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Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a Harley Street therapist
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I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a Harley Street therapist

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on her journey from homelessness to fire chief – via The Big Issue
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton. Sleeping rough at 16, Sabrina survived by selling The Big Issue. She has gone on to become a fire service chief, an author and an inspiration.
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Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on her journey from homelessness to fire chief – via The Big Issue

The Big Issue at 30: How has homelessness changed since our first edition?
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The Big Issue at 30: How has homelessness changed since our first edition?

Fury over video showing rough sleepers sprayed with jet washer in Camden
rough sleepers hosed down in London
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Fury over video showing rough sleepers sprayed with jet washer in Camden

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