Housing

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

Meet the photographer capturing UK homelessness – who became homeless himself

Brock Elbank was taking portraits of people experiencing homelessness. Then he found himself living in his car

‘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’

Michelle says she believes the stigmas around gambling, addiction and homelessness led her father to hide his situation

A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping
John Bird

A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping

In my pork pie hat and shades I drew comments about my appearance – something Andy Burnham is also familiar with

London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
homelessness

London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead

‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’
Letters

‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’

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The failure to build enough social housing is leaving families £8,000 a year worse off
Housing

The failure to build enough social housing is leaving families £8,000 a year worse off

The Conservatives want to cut housing benefit to fund defence spending. But will it work?
Housing

The Conservatives want to cut housing benefit to fund defence spending. But will it work?

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

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

Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis? 
Housing

Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis? 

Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
Housing

Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’

In pictures: What it’s like to sleep in your car while homeless in a heatwave
Sam Singleton

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?
Renting

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’
Housing

‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’

Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham
Rough sleeping

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’
Homelessness

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
Housing crisis

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’?
Investigation

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
Housing

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
Pets

The growing movement preventing homeless people from having to choose between their pet and a home

Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping. These new statistics show the challenge he faces
Homelessness

Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping. These new statistics show the challenge he faces

‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
Housing

‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’

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Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
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
food

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

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
Housing

These Londoners were promised millions for affordable homes. 10 years later, they’re still waiting