Housing
Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a ‘council housing revolution’ or a ‘massive backtrack’?

Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a ‘council housing revolution’ or a ‘massive backtrack’?
The £39bn social and affordable homes programme was announced last year under Keir Starmer. New prime minister Andy Burnham has announced how £10bn of it will be allocated
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis? 

Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis?
The Queens Arms pub in Wigan has been transformed by anti-poverty charity The Brick into supported accommodation for rough sleepers. Could it offer a blueprint for others to follow?
Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’

Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
The new prime minister promised that every rough sleeper in England would be offered a route off the streets by Christmas. Will he succeed? Here’s what Big Issue vendors think
In pictures: What it’s like to sleep in your car while homeless in a heatwave
In pictures: What it’s like to sleep in your car while homeless in a heatwave
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’

‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’
Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM’s salary to homelessness fight: ‘I want to lead from the front’

Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM’s salary to homelessness fight: ‘I want to lead from the front’
Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham

Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham
Florence Eshalomi named as homelessness minister: ‘I know what a difference a safe home makes’

Florence Eshalomi named as homelessness minister: ‘I know what a difference a safe home makes’
Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here’s why it won’t work

Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here’s why it won’t work
Andy Burnham wants to prevent homelessness. But can he do it in ‘landlord-class Britain’?

Andy Burnham wants to prevent homelessness. But can he do it in ‘landlord-class Britain’?
Labour ‘turning the tide’ on homelessness but Burnham ‘must go further’ to help homeless kids

Labour ‘turning the tide’ on homelessness but Burnham ‘must go further’ to help homeless kids
The growing movement preventing homeless people from having to choose between their pet and a home

The growing movement preventing homeless people from having to choose between their pet and a home
‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’

‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it

The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it
Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness

Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20

If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
These Londoners were promised millions for affordable homes. 10 years later, they’re still waiting

These Londoners were promised millions for affordable homes. 10 years later, they’re still waiting
How one woman’s arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping

How one woman’s arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping
New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it

New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it
Will Andy Burnham introduce rent controls as prime minister?

Will Andy Burnham introduce rent controls as prime minister?
Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat

Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat
Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here’s how Andy Burnham can take action

Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here’s how Andy Burnham can take action
Revealed: Homeless people face ‘postcode lottery’ of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves
