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Big Issue's Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness

The people and organisations making life better for those on the margins
Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn't a permanent home be better?
Letters

Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn't a permanent home be better?

Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation
Andy Burnham with Bee Network buses
Transport

Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation

New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?
Glen O’Hara

New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?

Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: 'I wanted to help'
Homelessness

Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: 'I wanted to help'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality
Margaret-Ann Brünjes

Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality

The housing crisis is going nowhere. 2026 must offer a better vision for the future
a construction worker measuring a wall
Mark Washer

The housing crisis is going nowhere. 2026 must offer a better vision for the future

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’
London skyline
Housing

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’

Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Duncan Shrubsole

Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact

I'm a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state's failures on homelessness
homeless tents in front of a building
Paula Barker

I'm a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state's failures on homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
housing secretary Steve Reed
homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?

Everything you need to know about Labour's homelessness strategy
a person experiencing homelessness lying down on the street
Homelessness

Everything you need to know about Labour's homelessness strategy

'The only reason I got a place is I was set on fire': The voices behind Labour's homelessness plan
homeless tents on the street
Katy Savage

'The only reason I got a place is I was set on fire': The voices behind Labour's homelessness plan

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour's strategy mean for them?
a homeless person lying on the street with their belongings
homelessness

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour's strategy mean for them?

Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
homelessness minister Alison McGovern alongside Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
homelessness

Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy

New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
homelessness

New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour's child poverty strategy
a girl in the front room of a home in front of the window
Homelessness

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour's child poverty strategy

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: 'Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs'
Homelessness minister Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: 'Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs'

3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England
a homeless man lying down sleeping rough on the street
Homelessness

3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England

The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back
Keir Starmer and a block of flats
Yo-yo Homes

The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back

Homelessness minister 'shocked' at number of children in temporary accommodation and B&Bs
homelessness minister Alison McGovern
Homelessness

Homelessness minister 'shocked' at number of children in temporary accommodation and B&Bs

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: 'When will this end?'
the shadow of a young girl
Homelessness

Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: 'When will this end?'

Debt trap nation: How England is failing homeless mothers and children
a child at the window of their home
Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki

Debt trap nation: How England is failing homeless mothers and children

Alison McGovern: 'Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue'
homelessness minister Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern

Alison McGovern: 'Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue'

No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together
a dog with their owner
James Hickman

No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together