Housing
Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis

Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis
Scarlett is the driving force behind a grassroots campaign looking to identify unused plots of land and turn them into homes for homeless families
Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’

Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’
The future king is aiming to demonstrate that preventing homelessness is the key to tackling the issue as his Homewards initiative turns three
The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’

The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’
Almost 13,000 people slept rough in London over the last year – the second-highest number on record – with less than four years left for Sadiq Khan to deliver on promise to end rough sleeping by 2030
Andy Burnham’s approach to housing could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump
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’
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

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

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?’

Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: ‘What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?’
Vagrancy Act: Labour promised to decriminalise rough sleeping in spring – so when will it happen?

Vagrancy Act: Labour promised to decriminalise rough sleeping in spring – so when will it happen?
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
World Cup 2026: Homeless camps in Dallas ‘pushed out of downtown so the city won’t look bad’

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’

‘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’

The Londoners living without access to water for six months as temperatures rise: ‘It’s unbearable’
One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: ‘Nobody cares about us’

One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: ‘Nobody cares about us’
Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn

Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn
Thousands of women are being missed while homeless on the streets: ‘I was afraid to sleep’

Thousands of women are being missed while homeless on the streets: ‘I was afraid to sleep’
How World Cup 2026 host cities are offering solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis

How World Cup 2026 host cities are offering solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis
Rough sleeping is deadly. We meet the NHS outreach workers trying to save lives on the street

Rough sleeping is deadly. We meet the NHS outreach workers trying to save lives on the street
A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy

A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy
Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by ‘rule-breaking’ letting agents

Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by ‘rule-breaking’ letting agents
Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’
Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
Grenfell tragedy families deserve ‘highest standards’ as wait for criminal charges goes on

Grenfell tragedy families deserve ‘highest standards’ as wait for criminal charges goes on
How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London

