A hand up, not a handout

Liam Geraghty
Liam Geraghty
Liam has written for The Big Issue since 2017, originally starting out as a Junior Writer/Sub-Editor before working up the ranks to become Senior Reporter in 2019 and Deputy Digital Editor (News) in 2023. That role sees him take charge of news and investigations relating to housing, homelessness and social issues. He also helps Big Issue vendors tell their story.
Much-loved Big Issue vendor given wooden hut at Christmas market: ‘He’s part of the family’
Our Vendors

Much-loved Big Issue vendor given wooden hut at Christmas market: ‘He’s part of the family’

‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
Homelessness

‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas

This ‘one-of-a-kind’ charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: ‘It’s a charity B&Q’
Housing crisis

This ‘one-of-a-kind’ charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: ‘It’s a charity B&Q’

More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
Homelesness

More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’

Labour pledges billions to ‘get Britain building’ amid housebuilding slump
Housebuilding

Labour pledges billions to ‘get Britain building’ amid housebuilding slump

Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: ‘Labour must get to grips with this crisis’
Homelessness

Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: ‘Labour must get to grips with this crisis’

‘A national disgrace’: A quarter of households with children under four don’t have enough food
Food poverty

‘A national disgrace’: A quarter of households with children under four don’t have enough food

Labour’s rent reforms will cost landlords just £22 a year – but some say that’s still too much
Renting

Labour’s rent reforms will cost landlords just £22 a year – but some say that’s still too much

Here’s what to do if you see a homeless person
Homelessness

Here’s what to do if you see a homeless person

Housing benefit: How to claim and what to expect
Housing benefits

Housing benefit: How to claim and what to expect

What are the causes of homelessness?
Homelessness

What are the causes of homelessness?

What to do about mould and damp in a rented property
Housing

What to do about mould and damp in a rented property