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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

Private rents have far outstripped grocery prices since 1988. If they’d kept pace, your weekly shop would look a lot different

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

Homelessness is on the rise all around the UK. These are the rough sleeping figures and homelessness facts you need to know

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

Despite receiving millions in funding from the London mayor, 41 affordable homes have still not been built

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 one woman’s arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping
homelessness

How one woman’s arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping

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New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it
Housing

New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it

Awaab’s Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here’s what you need to know
Housing

Awaab’s Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here’s what you need to know

Will Andy Burnham introduce rent controls as prime minister?
Housing

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
Technology

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
Housing

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
Investigation

Revealed: Homeless people face ‘postcode lottery’ of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves

Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans
Housing

Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans

Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’
Housing

Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’

Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis
Changemakers 2026

Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis

Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’
Housing

Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’

The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’
Housing

The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’

Andy Burnham’s approach to housing could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump
Housing

Andy Burnham’s approach to housing could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump

Rough sleeping finally decriminalised after 200 years: ‘Homeless people are not criminals’
Housing

Rough sleeping finally decriminalised after 200 years: ‘Homeless people are not criminals’

Sadiq Khan admits he is ‘really worried’ about the impact of hot weather on homeless Londoners
Heatwave

Sadiq Khan admits he is ‘really worried’ about the impact of hot weather on homeless Londoners

Inside the exhibition explaining how homeless people have been treated as criminals for 400 years
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Inside the exhibition explaining how homeless people have been treated as criminals for 400 years

Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: ‘What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?’
Housing

Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: ‘What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?’

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World Cup 2026: Homeless camps in Dallas ‘pushed out of downtown so the city won’t look bad’
World Cup

World Cup 2026: Homeless camps in Dallas ‘pushed out of downtown so the city won’t look bad’

‘For someone who has lost their home, their income, their family, a dog might be all they have’
homelessness

‘For someone who has lost their home, their income, their family, a dog might be all they have’

The Londoners living without access to water for six months as temperatures rise: ‘It’s unbearable’
Housing

The Londoners living without access to water for six months as temperatures rise: ‘It’s unbearable’

London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis
Artificial Intelligence

London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis