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Social housing

What was in Rachel Reeves' historic spending review – and what was missing?
Rachel Reeves
Spending review

What was in Rachel Reeves' historic spending review – and what was missing?

From social housing to nuclear reactors, Rachel Reeves splashed about the billions as she announced her spending review. But there were big absences
Rachel Reeves announces 'biggest cash injection into social housing in 50 years'
Darren Jones and Rachel Reeves prepare for the spending review
Spending review

Rachel Reeves announces 'biggest cash injection into social housing in 50 years'

Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: 'People have no other option'
a person experiencing homelessness on the street
Homelessness

Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: 'People have no other option'

Wales' long-awaited and 'radical' homelessness bill promises shift to prevention
Homelessness

Wales' long-awaited and 'radical' homelessness bill promises shift to prevention

Mum's fury after baby son is bitten by bed bugs in London horror home: 'It makes me feel hopeless'
Social housing

Mum's fury after baby son is bitten by bed bugs in London horror home: 'It makes me feel hopeless'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I've been priced out of living in London – it shouldn't take extraordinary luck just to live here
social housing resident G15
David Kingsley

I've been priced out of living in London – it shouldn't take extraordinary luck just to live here

Craig David returns to childhood social home in plea to build: 'I could play my melodies and dream'
Craig David at the social home he grew up in
Social Housing

Craig David returns to childhood social home in plea to build: 'I could play my melodies and dream'

Mouldy homes on London estate leaves dozens of tenants with serious health issues
Residents on the Nags Head estate. Image: Andy Parsons
Housing

Mouldy homes on London estate leaves dozens of tenants with serious health issues

Over 100-year wait for family-sized social home in some parts of England: 'It's a national scandal'
a builder working on a house
Social housing

Over 100-year wait for family-sized social home in some parts of England: 'It's a national scandal'

Young people quitting London over housing crisis: 'Owning a home is a distant dream'
London skyline
Housing crisis

Young people quitting London over housing crisis: 'Owning a home is a distant dream'

Doubt cast on Rachel Reeves’ claim Labour will be in ‘touching distance’ of building 1.5 million homes
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner meet construction workers at the Bournes Bank site in Stoke-on-Trent.
Housing

Doubt cast on Rachel Reeves’ claim Labour will be in ‘touching distance’ of building 1.5 million homes

Labour pledge £2bn for social housing ahead of Spring Statement: ‘We are fixing the housing crisis’
Deputy prime minister and housing secretary Angela Rayner and chancellor Rachel Reeves
Spring Statement

Labour pledge £2bn for social housing ahead of Spring Statement: ‘We are fixing the housing crisis’

How fixing up forgotten churches can make a divine intervention in the housing crisis
An empty church
Housing crisis

How fixing up forgotten churches can make a divine intervention in the housing crisis

Meet the 83-year-old activist who's fought gentrification for 50 years – and is still going strong
83 year old activist Eileen Conn
Activism

Meet the 83-year-old activist who's fought gentrification for 50 years – and is still going strong

Inside Ukraine's fight against homelessness after three years of bloody war: 'Peace is hard to imagine'
Ukraine Kharkiv bomb shelter
Ukraine

Inside Ukraine's fight against homelessness after three years of bloody war: 'Peace is hard to imagine'

Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Social housing

Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law

Awaab's Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won't be covered until 2027
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Awaab's Law

Awaab's Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won't be covered until 2027

Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds
Row of terraced houses with cars on the road in front
Social housing

Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds

Homelessness doesn't hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians
people experiencing homelessness also face stigma
Matthew Torbitt

Homelessness doesn't hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians

The stigma of living in social housing is holding people back. That must change
social housing
Rick Liddiment

The stigma of living in social housing is holding people back. That must change

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here's why
a person paying bills with a calculator
Social housing

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here's why

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Social housing went from a source of pride to a place of prejudice. It's time to smash the stigma
London homes
Michael Verrier

Social housing went from a source of pride to a place of prejudice. It's time to smash the stigma

Right to Buy sales are set to plummet – but Labour is still facing £50bn bill to fix housing crisis
a row of homes in the UK
Housing crisis

Right to Buy sales are set to plummet – but Labour is still facing £50bn bill to fix housing crisis

Meet the 'activist lawyer' who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
Awaab's Law lawyer Christian Weaver
Awaab's law

Meet the 'activist lawyer' who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould

Building 1.5 million homes will only 'make a dent' in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner
Labour housing secretary Angela Rayner
Housing crisis

Building 1.5 million homes will only 'make a dent' in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner

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