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I had no idea that overcrowding was a form of homelessness – I had no idea I was homeless![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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I had no idea that overcrowding was a form of homelessness – I had no idea I was homeless
Building homes in right places will be ‘more important than landlords’ to fixing UK’s rental crisis![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Building homes in right places will be ‘more important than landlords’ to fixing UK’s rental crisis
Scrapping two-child benefit cap would save hundreds of infants’ lives, study finds![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Scrapping two-child benefit cap would save hundreds of infants’ lives, study finds
Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together
DWP mistakenly accuses disabled woman of owing £28,000 in benefit overpayments![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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DWP mistakenly accuses disabled woman of owing £28,000 in benefit overpayments
Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots
‘Football is a force for good’: Homeless World Cup gets backing from FIFA![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Football is a force for good’: Homeless World Cup gets backing from FIFA
Awaab’s Law: How AI holds the key to tackling deadly damp and mould in social housing![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Awaab’s Law: How AI holds the key to tackling deadly damp and mould in social housing
What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?
Benefit cap and unaffordable rents leave tens of thousands of families at risk of destitution![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Benefit cap and unaffordable rents leave tens of thousands of families at risk of destitution
Interest rates have been cut for the first time in more than four years. What does it mean for you?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Interest rates have been cut for the first time in more than four years. What does it mean for you?
‘An act of desperation’: GPs vote for industrial action for the first time in 60 years![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘An act of desperation’: GPs vote for industrial action for the first time in 60 years
How long does a landlord have to return a deposit?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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How long does a landlord have to return a deposit?
Is my deposit protected by a deposit protection scheme?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Is my deposit protected by a deposit protection scheme?
The boiling frog of domestic abuse – and why shame can’t breed where the light shines![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The boiling frog of domestic abuse – and why shame can’t breed where the light shines
This is the harsh reality of the two-child benefit cap for families: ‘It’s like wearing a scarlet letter’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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This is the harsh reality of the two-child benefit cap for families: ‘It’s like wearing a scarlet letter’
Labour urged to set social housing targets and kickstart a ‘council house revolution’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Labour urged to set social housing targets and kickstart a ‘council house revolution’
‘Time to show you’re serious’: Rough sleeping in London up 29% amid urgent calls for action![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Time to show you’re serious’: Rough sleeping in London up 29% amid urgent calls for action
Could London follow Paris’ Olympic efforts and make River Thames clean enough to swim?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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