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Homeless charity transforms Ford Transit van to help rough sleepers with food, hygiene and shelter
Rough sleeping

Homeless charity transforms Ford Transit van to help rough sleepers with food, hygiene and shelter

How people are turning to converted vehicles and DIY homes to beat UK’s housing crisis
Housing

How people are turning to converted vehicles and DIY homes to beat UK’s housing crisis

‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years
Mental Health Act

‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years

Sharing is caring: How co-housing could be another piece of the puzzle in solving UK housing crisis
Housing

Sharing is caring: How co-housing could be another piece of the puzzle in solving UK housing crisis

Home Office plan to reduce asylum seeker hotel bill ‘pushing refugees to homelessness’
Homeless refugees

Home Office plan to reduce asylum seeker hotel bill ‘pushing refugees to homelessness’

‘Reckless’, ‘inept’, ‘expensive’: Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn unleashes avalanche of criticism
Net Zero

‘Reckless’, ‘inept’, ‘expensive’: Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn unleashes avalanche of criticism

Are social rent homes really the ‘silver bullet’ to fix UK’s housing crisis?
Social rent

Are social rent homes really the ‘silver bullet’ to fix UK’s housing crisis?

Fury as Rishi Sunak makes screeching U-turn on UK’s climate policies: ‘We need an election’
Climate crisis

Fury as Rishi Sunak makes screeching U-turn on UK’s climate policies: ‘We need an election’

Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice
End Housing Insecurity Now

Mum feared her family would end up ‘living in a tent’ after no-fault eviction notice

Prince William, Gazza and me: A vendor’s chance encounter with footballing – and actual – royalty
Royal reception

Prince William, Gazza and me: A vendor’s chance encounter with footballing – and actual – royalty

Seasalt: Meet the student housing co-operatives rejecting rip-off landlords
Housing

Seasalt: Meet the student housing co-operatives rejecting rip-off landlords

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The Old Oak: Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty on changing the conversation and challenging cruelty
Exclusive

The Old Oak: Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty on changing the conversation and challenging cruelty

How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims
Disability benefits

How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney
Letter to My Younger Self

Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn explains how his Edinburgh cafe ‘made friends’ with George Clooney

Labour MP Chris Bryant felt ‘ashamed’ to be part of parliament when Boris Johnson was PM
Interview

Labour MP Chris Bryant felt ‘ashamed’ to be part of parliament when Boris Johnson was PM

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Job interview but low on cash? Here’s where to get a free smart outfit for a great first impression
Advice

Job interview but low on cash? Here’s where to get a free smart outfit for a great first impression

Fury as Tories yet again delay much-needed Renters Reform Bill: ‘Will we ever see it again?’
End Housing Insecurity Now

Fury as Tories yet again delay much-needed Renters Reform Bill: ‘Will we ever see it again?’

Comfortable, sustainable and energy efficient: This is what the house of the future will look like
Housing

Comfortable, sustainable and energy efficient: This is what the house of the future will look like

Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic
Housing

Number of people on benefits who can’t afford rent has almost doubled since before pandemic