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Should renters have a triple lock to cap sky-high rents? Zack Polanski thinks so
Should renters have a triple lock to cap sky-high rents? Zack Polanski thinks so
Rent controls are in the headlines again, after Zack Polanski outlined an ’emergency brake’. But what are they, and would they work?
‘I was living in a hostel when I started giving tours around Cardiff. Here’s what I learned’
‘I was living in a hostel when I started giving tours around Cardiff. Here’s what I learned’
To celebrate Invisible Cities’ 10th anniversary, their tour guides are giving Big Issue an insider’s look at the cities they know so well
How one woman’s arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping
How one woman’s arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping
Campaigner Kerri Douglas was arrested under an archaic law that criminalised rough sleeping and begging for 200 years. Her story inspired the government to finally axe the act
Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic
Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic
Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she’s ‘not giving up’
Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she’s ‘not giving up’
Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers
Letters: It’s mind-blowing that in 2026 water companies are allowed to dump sewage into rivers
Letters: I was homeless once. Now I’m filled with gratitude for how my life turned out
Letters: I was homeless once. Now I’m filled with gratitude for how my life turned out
New Year’s resolutions: What does the world need to get right in 2026?
New Year’s resolutions: What does the world need to get right in 2026?
After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones is spending his first Christmas in his own home
After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones is spending his first Christmas in his own home
I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me
I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me
Meet the veterans finding community and purpose on Britain’s canals: ‘I don’t merely exist anymore’
Meet the veterans finding community and purpose on Britain’s canals: ‘I don’t merely exist anymore’
Homelessness ‘should not exist in a country that values human life’, says Alt-J star Gus Unger-Hamilton
Homelessness ‘should not exist in a country that values human life’, says Alt-J star Gus Unger-Hamilton
First minister John Swinney: ‘We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live’
First minister John Swinney: ‘We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live’
‘Cruel’ housing benefit ‘quirk’ forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work
‘Cruel’ housing benefit ‘quirk’ forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work
Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September
Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September
How art gave me space to explore my experiences of homelessness and my identity
How art gave me space to explore my experiences of homelessness and my identity
Homeless people risk losing benefits if they don’t move to universal credit, DWP warns
Homeless people risk losing benefits if they don’t move to universal credit, DWP warns
Can modular housing help solve London’s homelessness crisis?
Can modular housing help solve London’s homelessness crisis?
Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: ‘People have no other option’
Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: ‘People have no other option’
Big Issue’s new Big Grow initiative set to transform communities through urban gardening
Big Issue’s new Big Grow initiative set to transform communities through urban gardening
Over 100,000 households threatened with no-fault evictions since Tories promised to ban them
Over 100,000 households threatened with no-fault evictions since Tories promised to ban them
‘I cried my eyes out making this’: Meet the artists in homeless exhibition backed by Prince William
‘I cried my eyes out making this’: Meet the artists in homeless exhibition backed by Prince William
Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris
