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.
Meet the Big Issue vendors selling the magazine to pay for their wedding
News

Meet the Big Issue vendors selling the magazine to pay for their wedding

New IKEA store displays will show off rooms inspired by homeless families
HOMELESSNESS

New IKEA store displays will show off rooms inspired by homeless families

The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve’s new restoration venture
News

The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve’s new restoration venture

The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It’s not going well
Social housing

The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It’s not going well

Why are Ukrainians finding themselves homeless in the UK?
Ukraine

Why are Ukrainians finding themselves homeless in the UK?

A year of tackling homelessness on the frontline in Ukraine
Ukraine

A year of tackling homelessness on the frontline in Ukraine

Could a rent freeze be on the way?
RENTING

Could a rent freeze be on the way?

‘I feel like if I leave my home I won’t be coming back’: Families kicked out of homes over fire safety issues
Cladding crisis

‘I feel like if I leave my home I won’t be coming back’: Families kicked out of homes over fire safety issues

It would take 50 years to build the homes the UK needs under the government’s 300,000 annual target
Housing crisis

It would take 50 years to build the homes the UK needs under the government’s 300,000 annual target

Ukraine: One mother’s story of how she found herself facing homelessness in the UK
Ukraine

Ukraine: One mother’s story of how she found herself facing homelessness in the UK

‘It looks like a sick joke’: Priti Patel accused of hypocrisy after calling on the government to house refugees
Ukraine

‘It looks like a sick joke’: Priti Patel accused of hypocrisy after calling on the government to house refugees

A new photo exhibition is telling the stories of the people who lived at iconic Brutalist estate Robin Hood Gardens
Social housing

A new photo exhibition is telling the stories of the people who lived at iconic Brutalist estate Robin Hood Gardens