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Housing

Homeless woman reunites with couple who 'changed her life' when they gave her a bed for the night
Mark Bryant greets Yasmina at the door of his Whitley Bay home
Homelessness

Homeless woman reunites with couple who 'changed her life' when they gave her a bed for the night

A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it
Daniel Hewitt

A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it

'This could be a lifesaver': Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
HOMELESSNESS

'This could be a lifesaver': Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas

The Traitors winner Harry Clark: 'I wish I hadn't signed an NDA'
My Big Year

The Traitors winner Harry Clark: 'I wish I hadn't signed an NDA'

Labour's devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
A row of houses in the UK
Renting

Labour's devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords

Keir Starmer: 'This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness'
Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer: 'This Christmas I am pledging to make sure no one faces homelessness'

Government buys back military homes after 'disastrous' privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions
Stock image of semi-detached houses
Military homes

Government buys back military homes after 'disastrous' privatisation deal cost taxpayer billions

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: 'I lost everything'
Woman in prison
Criminal justice

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: 'I lost everything'

'It's heartbreaking': More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
schoolchildren sat at desks
Homelessness

'It's heartbreaking': More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas

Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: 'We're still waiting'
A homeless person's tent on the street
Rough sleeping

Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: 'We're still waiting'

Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: 'It's time to turn the tide'
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner
Homelessness

Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: 'It's time to turn the tide'

'We are sick and tired': Hundreds of renters demand 'rent controls now' in Christmas protest
Renters march down London's Oxford Street holding a banner demanding 'rent controls now'
RENTING

'We are sick and tired': Hundreds of renters demand 'rent controls now' in Christmas protest

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
Interview

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal

This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: 'Where would we put a tree?'
Temporary accommodation

This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: 'Where would we put a tree?'

Keir Starmer shares powerful Christmas message: 'I want every child to have the security I had'
keir starmer
Exclusive

Keir Starmer shares powerful Christmas message: 'I want every child to have the security I had'

Kindness is needed to tackle homelessness – and not just at Christmas
Social Bite's tree of kindness in Edinburgh
Josh Littlejohn

Kindness is needed to tackle homelessness – and not just at Christmas

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Help stop care leavers from falling into homelessness, Labour told: 'People are suffering'
Care leavers

Help stop care leavers from falling into homelessness, Labour told: 'People are suffering'

Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system
Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner in high-vis and hard hats
Housing crisis

Keir Starmer told to brace for legal challenges as he sets out overhaul of UK planning system

Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Houses on a street in England
Housing crisis

Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people

'Vulnerable' young mental health patients discharged into caravans, B&Bs and onto the street
Mental health
Mental health

'Vulnerable' young mental health patients discharged into caravans, B&Bs and onto the street

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