Housing
Ilkeston Big Issue vendor James Allerton: ‘My dog is like a son to me’
Ilkeston Big Issue vendor James Allerton: ‘My dog is like a son to me’
Don’t be fooled: reviving the Help to Buy scheme won’t make housing more affordable in 2026

Don’t be fooled: reviving the Help to Buy scheme won’t make housing more affordable in 2026
Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’

Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’
Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’

Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
‘I grew up in social housing and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’

‘I grew up in social housing and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’

How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’
‘So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy’

‘So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy’
Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’

Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’
Meet the photographer capturing UK homelessness – who became homeless himself

Meet the photographer capturing UK homelessness – who became homeless himself
‘My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him’

‘My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him’
A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping

A message to you, Andy: the nation needs you to keep your word on rough sleeping
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead

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’

‘Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness’
The failure to build enough social housing is leaving families £8,000 a year worse off

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?

The Conservatives want to cut housing benefit to fund defence spending. But will it work?
Can transforming closed pubs into homes offer a solution to the housing crisis? 

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’

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

In pictures: What it’s like to sleep in your car while homeless in a heatwave
‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’
