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Why for-profit social housing might be the uneasy answer to deliver the homes Britain needs
Why for-profit social housing might be the uneasy answer to deliver the homes Britain needs
For profit registered providers (FPRPs) provide social and affordable housing and distribute the profits they make from it to shareholders or investors
‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
Care4Calais volunteers distribute aid to refugees living in inhospitable conditions while providing much-needed social interaction and support
How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
Being out in cold weather can be dangerous, especially if you have nowhere else to go. Here’s how to help people who are homeless in winter
Rewilding pioneer Derek Gow: ‘We’ve left very little room for nature to exist at all’
Rewilding pioneer Derek Gow: ‘We’ve left very little room for nature to exist at all’
‘We have to work with nature’: What UK’s only wild bison herd can teach us about the nature crisis
‘We have to work with nature’: What UK’s only wild bison herd can teach us about the nature crisis
Energy bills expected to rise again in April – and it could be ‘soul destroying’ for struggling families
Energy bills expected to rise again in April – and it could be ‘soul destroying’ for struggling families
Labour must clamp down on ‘mega-donors’ like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn
Labour must clamp down on ‘mega-donors’ like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn
Interest rates, stamp duty and sky-high rents: This is what’s going to happen to house prices in 2025
Interest rates, stamp duty and sky-high rents: This is what’s going to happen to house prices in 2025
DWP benefit payment dates in January 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
DWP benefit payment dates in January 2025 – and how much benefits will go up this year
Zarah Sultana would ‘absolutely’ return to Labour after suspension: ‘It has to be a broad church’
Zarah Sultana would ‘absolutely’ return to Labour after suspension: ‘It has to be a broad church’
‘Flooding can break people’: This woman channelled her fears of extreme weather to help thousands
‘Flooding can break people’: This woman channelled her fears of extreme weather to help thousands
This is how racism pushes people into homelessness: ‘I’d have been treated differently if I was white’
This is how racism pushes people into homelessness: ‘I’d have been treated differently if I was white’
Landlords are threatening an ‘exodus’ by selling up. What will happen to renters’ homes if they do?
Landlords are threatening an ‘exodus’ by selling up. What will happen to renters’ homes if they do?
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
Dodgy landlords, DWP misery and our brilliant vendors: This is how Big Issue changed lives in 2024
This Black flower seller’s identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure
This Black flower seller’s identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure
Wales’ first minister Eluned Morgan: ‘We all have to be the change we want to see in the world’
Wales’ first minister Eluned Morgan: ‘We all have to be the change we want to see in the world’
Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
Becoming a Community Payback supervisor changed my life – and helped countless others
Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: ‘In the world of campaigning, hope is essential’
Save Windermere activist Matt Staniek: ‘In the world of campaigning, hope is essential’
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
‘A toy is not a luxury’: How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process ‘unimaginable’ trauma
‘A toy is not a luxury’: How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process ‘unimaginable’ trauma
John Swinney: ‘I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister’
John Swinney: ‘I wish my mum had still been alive to see me become first minister’
This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: ‘It’s more like a prison’
This is what Christmas is like for thousands of asylum seekers in hotels: ‘It’s more like a prison’
How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?
How has Christmas changed since the year man landed on the moon?
‘It’s an absolute crisis’: Someone falls into homelessness in London every seven and a half minutes
‘It’s an absolute crisis’: Someone falls into homelessness in London every seven and a half minutes
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer: ‘I was really nervous before the first election debate’
