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Housing

The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change
Housing

The Bank of Mum and Dad has too much influence on homeownership in Britain – that needs to change

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here's how it could've helped fix Britain
rishi sunak/ child poverty
A Modest Proposal

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here's how it could've helped fix Britain

‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
a tent on the street
Refugee homelessness

‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels

The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian 'kill shelter' to find a loving home
Dogs of Big Issue

The remarkable story of how a stray puppy survived a Macedonian 'kill shelter' to find a loving home

Keir Starmer has unveiled his 'plan for change'. But can Labour really turn Britain around?
Plan for Change

Keir Starmer has unveiled his 'plan for change'. But can Labour really turn Britain around?

'We didn't know where to go': What's it's like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas
Refugee homelessness

'We didn't know where to go': What's it's like being pregnant, a refugee and homeless at Christmas

Millions of Brits living in 'Dickensian conditions' in cold, damp homes this Christmas
snow covered houses
Damp homes

Millions of Brits living in 'Dickensian conditions' in cold, damp homes this Christmas

Tower block tenants trapped in 'living nightmare' by bed bug infestations: 'I'm riddled with them'
bed bugs
Housing

Tower block tenants trapped in 'living nightmare' by bed bug infestations: 'I'm riddled with them'

It will take modern thinking to solve the age-old problem of rough sleeping
John Bird

It will take modern thinking to solve the age-old problem of rough sleeping

Labour vow to end cladding crisis by 2029 leaves campaigners fearing 'living nightmare' will continue
Image of flats in London next to the Thames
Cladding crisis

Labour vow to end cladding crisis by 2029 leaves campaigners fearing 'living nightmare' will continue

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
Behind the scenes

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter

Letters: I'm a middle-aged, middle-class, left-wing woman – and I like Joe Rogan
Letters

Letters: I'm a middle-aged, middle-class, left-wing woman – and I like Joe Rogan

Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town

Energy bills are still going up – Labour must rise to the challenge of protecting the poorest
Chancellor Rachel Reeve standing at a podium and smiling
Simon Francis

Energy bills are still going up – Labour must rise to the challenge of protecting the poorest

Empty buildings are a housing resource waiting to be tapped – so why don't we?
Henrietta Blackmore

Empty buildings are a housing resource waiting to be tapped – so why don't we?

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
a birds-eye view of a plate of christmas dinner
Christmas

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Labour pledges billions to 'get Britain building' amid housebuilding slump
Labour housing minister Matthew Pennycook
Housebuilding

Labour pledges billions to 'get Britain building' amid housebuilding slump

Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: 'Labour must get to grips with this crisis'
A couple in temporary accommodation with a dog
Homelessness

Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: 'Labour must get to grips with this crisis'

Lebanon's crisis isn't just statistics. It's people's lives – and their stories matter
IRC medical centre in Lebanon
Zeina Zouein

Lebanon's crisis isn't just statistics. It's people's lives – and their stories matter

Labour's rent reforms will cost landlords just £22 a year – but some say that's still too much
placards reading 'Power to the Renters' and 'Homes 4 All'
Renting

Labour's rent reforms will cost landlords just £22 a year – but some say that's still too much

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