Housing

A disabled Big Issue vendor has launched legal action to get an accessible home: ‘I’ve had enough’
Accessible homes

A disabled Big Issue vendor has launched legal action to get an accessible home: ‘I’ve had enough’

After years of struggling to move around his property Jason is taking his housing association to court

‘I don’t fit the stereotype of a homeless person. My story shows how it can happen to anyone’
Homelessness

‘I don’t fit the stereotype of a homeless person. My story shows how it can happen to anyone’

A mental health crisis left Dr Karishmeh Felfeli-Crawford rough sleeping in London, miles from home, her husband and everything she knew

If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done
Housing

If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done

MP Paula Barker hosted a homelessness rally during Labour Party conference in Liverpool. She explains what is required to deliver Andy Burnham’s mission to end rough sleeping – and why Big Issue vendor Nathan was the most important voice she heard

Lives are being ‘tragically cut short’ due to homelessness. These are the numbers you need to know
Homeless deaths

Lives are being ‘tragically cut short’ due to homelessness. These are the numbers you need to know

Meet the homeless people living in hotel rooms miles from their home towns: ‘It took its toll’
Housing

Meet the homeless people living in hotel rooms miles from their home towns: ‘It took its toll’

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Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think
Break Clause

Break Clause: Why living with an ex because of the housing crisis is more common than you think

More than 1,700 people died while homeless in 2025. It’s a ‘national scandal’
Homelessness

More than 1,700 people died while homeless in 2025. It’s a ‘national scandal’

Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping

What the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen in Spain teaches us about the meaning of home in 2026
Pablo Pérez

What the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen in Spain teaches us about the meaning of home in 2026

Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?
local housing allowance

Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?

How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London
Modern slavery

How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London

Women can’t be left out in the cold if we are to end rough sleeping
Ella Tritton

Women can’t be left out in the cold if we are to end rough sleeping

Are you paying enough council tax? How Londoners could be underpaying property taxes by £3.1bn
Housing

Are you paying enough council tax? How Londoners could be underpaying property taxes by £3.1bn

AI is increasingly being used on listings for homes to rent. Is it acceptable or misleading?
Housing

AI is increasingly being used on listings for homes to rent. Is it acceptable or misleading?

Ilkeston Big Issue vendor James Allerton: ‘My dog is like a son to me’
Homelessness

Ilkeston Big Issue vendor James Allerton: ‘My dog is like a son to me’

Don’t be fooled: reviving the Help to Buy scheme won’t make housing more affordable in 2026
Maya Singer Hobbs

Don’t be fooled: reviving the Help to Buy scheme won’t make housing more affordable in 2026

Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’
Housing

Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’

Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
Housing

Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’

‘I grew up in social housing and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’
Education

‘I grew up in social housing and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’

Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’
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How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’

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Rents are set to rise 5% by the end of 2026. Here’s what it could mean for homelessness
Renting

Rents are set to rise 5% by the end of 2026. Here’s what it could mean for homelessness

Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’
Exclusive

Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’

Meet the photographer capturing UK homelessness – who became homeless himself
Photography

Meet the photographer capturing UK homelessness – who became homeless himself

‘My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him’
Homelessness

‘My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him’