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‘A national scandal’: Half of teachers in England work with homeless children, damning poll finds
homelessness

‘A national scandal’: Half of teachers in England work with homeless children, damning poll finds

Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over the Christmas period
Christmas

Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over the Christmas period

Humza Yousaf on working with Labour, multiculturalism’s success and calling for a Gaza ceasefire
Politics

Humza Yousaf on working with Labour, multiculturalism’s success and calling for a Gaza ceasefire

Black people more likely to be arrested for being homeless, research finds: ‘This shames our country’
Rough sleeping

Black people more likely to be arrested for being homeless, research finds: ‘This shames our country’

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor Marc Jones, 47, found dead in hostel
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Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor Marc Jones, 47, found dead in hostel

Here’s when people in Scotland will get the winter heating payment in 2023 and 2024
Cost of living crisis

Here’s when people in Scotland will get the winter heating payment in 2023 and 2024

Home Office U-turns and makes ‘admission of wrongdoing’ on plan to cut asylum backlog
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Home Office U-turns and makes ‘admission of wrongdoing’ on plan to cut asylum backlog

UK’s doomed Rwanda plan is costing taxpayers £290m. Here’s how that money could be better spent
A Modest Proposal

UK’s doomed Rwanda plan is costing taxpayers £290m. Here’s how that money could be better spent

Home Office plan to clear asylum backlog is making refugees homeless, minister admits
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Home Office plan to clear asylum backlog is making refugees homeless, minister admits

More than 5,000 renters face being made homeless over Christmas, Labour says: ‘People are dying’
Renting

More than 5,000 renters face being made homeless over Christmas, Labour says: ‘People are dying’

Labour must urgently tackle land banking to have any hope of solving UK’s housing crisis
Housing

Labour must urgently tackle land banking to have any hope of solving UK’s housing crisis

What’s behind low levels of literacy among people experiencing homelessness?
Education

What’s behind low levels of literacy among people experiencing homelessness?

Five-month wait for housing benefit boost risks 18,000 Londoners falling into homelessness
Homelessness

Five-month wait for housing benefit boost risks 18,000 Londoners falling into homelessness

Big Issue vendor Kelvin Gregory pays tribute to beloved dog and ‘dear friend’ Ralph
Our vendors

Big Issue vendor Kelvin Gregory pays tribute to beloved dog and ‘dear friend’ Ralph

Exposed wires, black mould and rats: State of student housing leaving residents with health issues
Student housing

Exposed wires, black mould and rats: State of student housing leaving residents with health issues

A person is reported missing every 90 seconds in UK – and cost of living crisis is making it worse
Missing persons

A person is reported missing every 90 seconds in UK – and cost of living crisis is making it worse

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Asylum seekers ‘setting themselves on fire’ due to conditions at Wethersfield immigration centre
Immigration

Asylum seekers ‘setting themselves on fire’ due to conditions at Wethersfield immigration centre

Uncertainty over minister for disabled people role sparks backlash: ‘What message does this send?’
DWP

Uncertainty over minister for disabled people role sparks backlash: ‘What message does this send?’

‘Diana used to give me a beautiful smile’: The real story of The Big Issue vendor and Princess Diana
Our Vendors

‘Diana used to give me a beautiful smile’: The real story of The Big Issue vendor and Princess Diana

Homeless refugees in Leeds skyrocket due to Home Office evictions: ‘It’s a humanitarian emergency’
Refugee Homelessness Crisis

Homeless refugees in Leeds skyrocket due to Home Office evictions: ‘It’s a humanitarian emergency’