Housing
Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed
Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed
Refugees were given 56 days to find an income and a place to live under a Home Office pilot. Refugee Council warns reducing that time to 42 days risks more refugees ending up homeless
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
With record rent rises becoming the norm, The Big Issue looks at whether renters face more surges or if the tide is starting to turn in the favour of tenants
Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
The royal visited a Bournemouth school to see how bringing a housing rights worker into the classroom is giving pupils the tools to prevent homelessness
Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning
Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning
Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next
Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next
Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears
Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears
Meet the community group taking on ‘absentee landlords’ to put empty building in hands of artists
Meet the community group taking on ‘absentee landlords’ to put empty building in hands of artists
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis
How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis
Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic
Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic
Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
A new homelessness law in Wales is being called ‘world-leading’. Here’s why
A new homelessness law in Wales is being called ‘world-leading’. Here’s why
Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation
Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation
Family want justice after great-grandma’s body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
Family want justice after great-grandma’s body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes
Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes
‘It’s outrageous’: Renters face decade-long wait for new decent homes standard
‘It’s outrageous’: Renters face decade-long wait for new decent homes standard
‘Bickering between neighbours’ but cash saved: What Labour’s ground rent cap really means
‘Bickering between neighbours’ but cash saved: What Labour’s ground rent cap really means
Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future
