Liam Geraghty, Author at The Big Issue

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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.

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Benefits

Local housing allowance is finally going up. But is it anything more than just a short-term fix?

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RENTING

Leaked letter to Tory MPs reveals renting reforms will be ‘watered down’ to ‘appease landlords’

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Renting

Most tenants have never heard of the beleaguered Renters Reform Bill

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homelessness

ONS U-turns on plan to stop publishing data on deaths of homeless people after furious outcry

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Housing

UK housing is worst value for money of any advanced economy: ‘We are a joke’

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Homeless World Cup

The Beautiful Game: Everything you need to know about Netflix’s new Homeless World Cup film

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Homelessness

Most rough sleepers say they’re treated unfairly by police, damning study reveals

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Prisons

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding

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Social housing

Local authority funding crisis ‘putting future of council housing under threat’

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Big Issue Invest

Is social impact investing the solution to the temporary accommodation crisis?

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Homelessness

I was made homeless aged 16. Rough sleeping is completely different for women than it is men

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