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Rough Sleeping

A man who built a wooden house on a London pavement has now been given a place to stay
London pavement house
Homelessness

A man who built a wooden house on a London pavement has now been given a place to stay

Homeless man who built wooden house on pavement: 'People understand I'm just in a bad situation'
Housing

Homeless man who built wooden house on pavement: 'People understand I'm just in a bad situation'

Housing crisis update: A man has now built a wooden house on a London pavement
Housing crisis

Housing crisis update: A man has now built a wooden house on a London pavement

‘We can't say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses
homelessness
Homelessness

‘We can't say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses

More people deemed to be 'living on London's streets' than last year
rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

More people deemed to be 'living on London's streets' than last year

The government already has the perfect replacement for the Vagrancy Act – nothing at all
Vagrancy Act
Homelessness

The government already has the perfect replacement for the Vagrancy Act – nothing at all

Homelessness charity launches 'pay-it-forward' café
Photo of Social Bite cafe, with London bus in front
Homelessness

Homelessness charity launches 'pay-it-forward' café

The UK's first LGBTQ+ shelter needs a new home
LGBTQ+

The UK's first LGBTQ+ shelter needs a new home

Six lies the far-right tell about homeless people on social media - and why they are wrong
homelessness
Homelessness

Six lies the far-right tell about homeless people on social media - and why they are wrong

Home Office rough sleeping scheme ‘put people in danger of detention and deportation’
rough sleeping
homelessness

Home Office rough sleeping scheme ‘put people in danger of detention and deportation’

Rough sleepers are being offered legal advice to protect against 'misused' police powers
rough sleepers legal advice
Rough sleeping

Rough sleepers are being offered legal advice to protect against 'misused' police powers

Social housing: How one social enterprise is giving shelter to thousands
Image of houses, were many tenants in the UK live in appalling conditions.
Social housing

Social housing: How one social enterprise is giving shelter to thousands

Why the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is the perfect opportunity to axe the Vagrancy Act
The Vagrancy Act will be axed in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Vagrancy Act

Why the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is the perfect opportunity to axe the Vagrancy Act

Robert Jenrick: Conservatives got it 'wrong' on rough sleeping
Robert Jenrick on rough sleeping
Homelessness

Robert Jenrick: Conservatives got it 'wrong' on rough sleeping

We know how to end rough sleeping – now we must grasp the opportunity to do it
rough sleeping
Steve Douglas

We know how to end rough sleeping – now we must grasp the opportunity to do it

The number of people sleeping rough in England falls for the fourth straight year
rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

The number of people sleeping rough in England falls for the fourth straight year

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Scrapping the Vagrancy Act is just the start – now we must end rough sleeping for good
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Layla Moran

Scrapping the Vagrancy Act is just the start – now we must end rough sleeping for good

The 'archaic' Vagrancy Act is officially being scrapped after 200 years
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News

The 'archaic' Vagrancy Act is officially being scrapped after 200 years

'We're expecting a tidal wave': Councils fear homelessness will rise by a third
homelessness
Homelessness

'We're expecting a tidal wave': Councils fear homelessness will rise by a third

Government finally set to repeal ‘obscene’ Vagrancy Act that criminalises homelessness
Vagrancy Act is set to be repealed
Rough sleeping

Government finally set to repeal ‘obscene’ Vagrancy Act that criminalises homelessness

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