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Rough Sleepers

Andy Burnham: 'Right to Buy scheme means homelessness will get worse before it gets better'
Andy Burnham
Homelessness

Andy Burnham: 'Right to Buy scheme means homelessness will get worse before it gets better'

The Greater Manchester mayor agrees with his London counterpart after an interview with Big Issue
Meet the couple who gave away their two houses to help people in homelessness: 'It's satisfying'
Valerie and Chris Norris, a couple in Swansea, who have donated their houses to fight homelessness
Homelessness

Meet the couple who gave away their two houses to help people in homelessness: 'It's satisfying'

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'

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

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

Why we come together to grieve people who died while homeless
JESS TURTLE

Why we come together to grieve people who died while homeless

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Labour must end policies causing deaths of thousands of homeless people: 'Every person was precious'
Two people hugging outside Downing Street at a vigil. The Museum of Homelessness recorded 1,474 deaths - a 12% increase compared to 2022. Image: Lucinda MacPherson.
Homelessness

Labour must end policies causing deaths of thousands of homeless people: 'Every person was precious'

More than 1,400 people died while homeless in the UK in 2023: 'People are dying at terrifying rates'
A couple rough sleeping under a blanket in London
Homelessness

More than 1,400 people died while homeless in the UK in 2023: 'People are dying at terrifying rates'

Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness 'swept under the rug' and rough sleepers removed from Paris
Paris 2024 Olympics

Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness 'swept under the rug' and rough sleepers removed from Paris

Labour manifesto's 'vague' plans on homelessness unpicked: 'Next to nothing for those on the margins'
Labour leader Keir Starmer
General election 2024

Labour manifesto's 'vague' plans on homelessness unpicked: 'Next to nothing for those on the margins'

Home Office drops plan to arrest homeless people if they smell
Homelessness

Home Office drops plan to arrest homeless people if they smell

If the Tories really are toast, the new Labour government must be bold
Paul McNamee

If the Tories really are toast, the new Labour government must be bold

Half of all homeless people have a brain injury. This project provides essential support
Illustration of a head silhouette and a brain with a red area
Health

Half of all homeless people have a brain injury. This project provides essential support

Thousands of 16 and 17-year-old children were homeless in England last year – and 'treated like adults'
Young people are at high risk of homelessness and exploitation.
Homelessness

Thousands of 16 and 17-year-old children were homeless in England last year – and 'treated like adults'

Homeless charity transforms Ford Transit van to help rough sleepers with food, hygiene and shelter
A blue transit van
Rough sleeping

Homeless charity transforms Ford Transit van to help rough sleepers with food, hygiene and shelter

How we can end the housing crisis and fix the UK, explained
Illustration of people and houses
Rachael Williamson and John Perry

How we can end the housing crisis and fix the UK, explained

The number of people living on London's streets has risen by 20% in a year
Homelessness

The number of people living on London's streets has risen by 20% in a year

Gallery: Exhibition showcases photography of rough sleepers and sofa surfers
Art

Gallery: Exhibition showcases photography of rough sleepers and sofa surfers

David Bailey: King's Cross revisited
King's Cross Camley Street 1998 David Bailey
Art

David Bailey: King's Cross revisited

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