Housing

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home
Housing

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home

Lifetime ISAs are ‘fantastic’ for the majority of first-time buyers, but it can be a risk and people may end up losing some of their own money if their life circumstances change

This charity converts shipping containers into homes for homeless people
Homelessness

This charity converts shipping containers into homes for homeless people

A Bristol charity is providing innovative ways to eradicating homelessness by converting
vacant shipping containers

‘I was homeless at 16’: DJ Charlie Sloth on rough sleeping and living in poverty as a young father
Homelessness

‘I was homeless at 16’: DJ Charlie Sloth on rough sleeping and living in poverty as a young father

The ex-BBC Radio 1Extra DJ opens up about his struggles pre-fame in an exclusive chat with Big Issue

Empty council-owned buildings ‘could pave way for 25,000 new homes’
Housing

Empty council-owned buildings ‘could pave way for 25,000 new homes’

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?

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Can modular housing help solve London’s homelessness crisis?
Homelessness

Can modular housing help solve London’s homelessness crisis?

Number of no-fault evictions rises in Labour’s first year in office: ‘This is unconscionable’
Renting

Number of no-fault evictions rises in Labour’s first year in office: ‘This is unconscionable’

Mark was homeless and sleeping in his car. Now he’s just graduated with a first-class degree
Homelessness

Mark was homeless and sleeping in his car. Now he’s just graduated with a first-class degree

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Homelessness

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

Glasgow council knew this building was dangerous for years. Its collapse left people homeless
Homelessness

Glasgow council knew this building was dangerous for years. Its collapse left people homeless

Architecture trailblazer Muyiwa Oki on building for tomorrow, AI and the race for net zero
Architecture

Architecture trailblazer Muyiwa Oki on building for tomorrow, AI and the race for net zero

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns over rent hike row: ‘This is the right decision’
Homelessness

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali resigns over rent hike row: ‘This is the right decision’

Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row
Politics

Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row

Community housing project offering affordable homes forever up for a prestigious architecture award
Housing

Community housing project offering affordable homes forever up for a prestigious architecture award

Disabled Big Issue vendor Jason has fought 21 years for an accessible home. There are millions like him
Our Vendors

Disabled Big Issue vendor Jason has fought 21 years for an accessible home. There are millions like him

Rough sleeping in London ‘nowhere near on track’ to end by 2030
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London ‘nowhere near on track’ to end by 2030

Prince William’s Homewards project is building homes for homeless youngsters
Homelessness

Prince William’s Homewards project is building homes for homeless youngsters

New homes to be built on disused railway land as Labour tries to keep housing target on track
Housing

New homes to be built on disused railway land as Labour tries to keep housing target on track

Average rent now £400 per month higher than five years ago, Rightmove says: ‘Another new record’
Renting

Average rent now £400 per month higher than five years ago, Rightmove says: ‘Another new record’

Donald Trump wants to ‘criminalise’ homeless people because it’s not ‘nice’ seeing tents on streets
Homelessness

Donald Trump wants to ‘criminalise’ homeless people because it’s not ‘nice’ seeing tents on streets

This project offers homeless people a home for life: ‘We want to end homelessness one person at a time’
Homelessness

This project offers homeless people a home for life: ‘We want to end homelessness one person at a time’

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Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: ‘A very positive step’
Renting

Paying rent on time could finally start helping renters get a mortgage: ‘A very positive step’

Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Homelessness

Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high

Renters’ Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers’ ‘tenant and landlord battle’
Renting

Renters’ Rights Bill clears House of Lords bringing to end peers’ ‘tenant and landlord battle’

Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here’s what they spent their money on
Homelessness

Homeless people were given free cash to buy what they want – here’s what they spent their money on