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Will Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping promise bring homeless veterans off the streets?
Lee Buss-Blair

Will Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping promise bring homeless veterans off the streets?

The prime minister has promised to offer every rough sleeper in England a route off the street by Christmas. Here’s what needs to happen to ensure veterans are not left behind

I went to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping summit. The government has a task ahead but we live in hope
John Bird

I went to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping summit. The government has a task ahead but we live in hope

I believe that rough sleeping is an unacceptable human rights abuse. We should not allow people to fall apart and die young on our streets

Andy Burnham won’t end rough sleeping with Shabana Mahmood’s brutal immigration reforms
Bethan Lant

Andy Burnham won’t end rough sleeping with Shabana Mahmood’s brutal immigration reforms

The home secretary’s controversial earned settlement proposals risk driving up homelessness and poverty among migrant communities, argues Praxis’s Bethan Lant

Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: ‘The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice’
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Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: ‘The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice’

No domestic abuse survivor should miss out on a safe home because an abusive partner left them with debt
Polly Neate and Katherine Brickell

No domestic abuse survivor should miss out on a safe home because an abusive partner left them with debt

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Rough sleeping in London is falling. But new stats show ‘urgent action’ is needed from Andy Burnham
Housing

Rough sleeping in London is falling. But new stats show ‘urgent action’ is needed from Andy Burnham

How disused garages are being turned into affordable homes to tackle London’s housing crisis
Housing

How disused garages are being turned into affordable homes to tackle London’s housing crisis

The government promised a brownfield housebuilding boom. What’s the hold up? 
Housing

The government promised a brownfield housebuilding boom. What’s the hold up? 

Autumn budget 2026: Keeping housing benefit freeze ‘puts rough sleeping promise at risk’
Housing

Autumn budget 2026: Keeping housing benefit freeze ‘puts rough sleeping promise at risk’

How the housing crisis turned into a political football 
Housing crisis

How the housing crisis turned into a political football 

Can Labour still hit their 1.5 million homes target?
Housing

Can Labour still hit their 1.5 million homes target?

How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?
Housing

How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?

What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis
Steven MacKenzie

What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis

Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?
Homelessness

Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?

Everyone agrees we need more homes. So why aren’t they being built?
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Everyone agrees we need more homes. So why aren’t they being built?

If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons
Pavan Dhaliwal

If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons

These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act
Ben Rogers

These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act

‘I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts’
Natalie Thomas

‘I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts’

An academic put trackers on homeless people to see what they could learn. Here’s what they did next
Homelessness

An academic put trackers on homeless people to see what they could learn. Here’s what they did next

There is a taboo around periods and homelessness. It’s leaving women sleeping rough on the streets
Homelessness

There is a taboo around periods and homelessness. It’s leaving women sleeping rough on the streets

What counting women sleeping rough in London taught me about Andy Burnham’s homelessness promise
Homelessness

What counting women sleeping rough in London taught me about Andy Burnham’s homelessness promise

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Should renters have a triple lock to cap sky-high rents? Zack Polanski thinks so
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Should renters have a triple lock to cap sky-high rents? Zack Polanski thinks so

Aberdeen through the eyes of a former homeless person: ‘I showed Prince William around the city’
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Aberdeen through the eyes of a former homeless person: ‘I showed Prince William around the city’

How will the government end rough sleeping? We asked the homelessness minister
Homelessness

How will the government end rough sleeping? We asked the homelessness minister

Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson
John Bird

Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson