Crisis

The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: ‘No one is talking about it’
Nitazenes

The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain: ‘No one is talking about it’

Across the UK, a deadly new drug has been linked to 284 fatalities. In Birmingham alone, it killed 21 people last summer. Yet few outside the city noticed. Big Issue investigates a shocking and hidden tragedy

There is no single image of a ‘homeless person’. Let’s bust the myths about homelessness
Housing

There is no single image of a ‘homeless person’. Let’s bust the myths about homelessness

Homelessness goes far beyond people sleeping rough, though studies show that remains a common misconception

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?
Homelessness

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?

The big charities working with homeless people and campaigning to end homelessness in Britain

A homelessness charity desperately needs help to feed 1,200 vulnerable people over Christmas
Activism

A homelessness charity desperately needs help to feed 1,200 vulnerable people over Christmas

Black and minoritised ethnic communities at disproportionate risk of homelessness in the UK
Homelessness

Black and minoritised ethnic communities at disproportionate risk of homelessness in the UK

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Lack of affordable housing leaves councils struggling to help families facing homelessness
Homelessness

Lack of affordable housing leaves councils struggling to help families facing homelessness

‘We can’t say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses
Homelessness

‘We can’t say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses

The government is cutting support for struggling renters at the ‘worst possible time’
Renting

The government is cutting support for struggling renters at the ‘worst possible time’

‘We’re expecting a tidal wave’: Councils fear homelessness will rise by a third
Homelessness

‘We’re expecting a tidal wave’: Councils fear homelessness will rise by a third