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Social services threatened to take refugee’s newborn baby away in row over horror hostel
Asylum accommodation

Social services threatened to take refugee’s newborn baby away in row over horror hostel

Ali was sharing one bed in a homeless hostel with his wife and young son. When his baby daughter was born, he didn’t want to bring her to that environment

Andy Burnham: ‘Right to Buy scheme means homelessness will get worse before it gets better’
Homelessness

Andy Burnham: ‘Right to Buy scheme means homelessness will get worse before it gets better’

The Greater Manchester mayor agrees with his London counterpart after an interview with Big Issue

Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here’s how that cash could help instead
Rough sleeping

Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here’s how that cash could help instead

‘Nuisance’ rough sleepers could be imprisoned for one month under new Tory plans. But there are cheaper ways to help than locking people up

This is what ‘clearing’ UK asylum backlog looks like: Homeless refugees in the cold needing help
Immigration

This is what ‘clearing’ UK asylum backlog looks like: Homeless refugees in the cold needing help

Man left ‘suicidal’ and sacrificing food after being ‘harassed’ by debt collectors
Cost of living crisis

Man left ‘suicidal’ and sacrificing food after being ‘harassed’ by debt collectors

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I’ve been homeless in this city. Now I’m helping tourists discover its hidden secrets
Homelessness

I’ve been homeless in this city. Now I’m helping tourists discover its hidden secrets

Home Office to halt asylum evictions amid soaring refugee homelessness crisis
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Home Office to halt asylum evictions amid soaring refugee homelessness crisis

Protesters demand end of refugees being made homeless ahead of Christmas: ‘We’re failing people’
Refugee homelessness crisis

Protesters demand end of refugees being made homeless ahead of Christmas: ‘We’re failing people’

Number of refugees evicted into homelessness triples in wake of Home Office asylum change
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Number of refugees evicted into homelessness triples in wake of Home Office asylum change

Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister
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Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister

Homeless man set on fire while he slept in ‘shocking attack’
Crime

Homeless man set on fire while he slept in ‘shocking attack’

King’s Speech shows government has ‘no plan’ to end rough sleeping or tackle long-term problems
King's Speech

King’s Speech shows government has ‘no plan’ to end rough sleeping or tackle long-term problems

Here’s what would happen if Prince William opened up royal palaces to homeless people
Homelessness

Here’s what would happen if Prince William opened up royal palaces to homeless people

How we can end the housing crisis and fix the UK, explained
Rachael Williamson and John Perry

How we can end the housing crisis and fix the UK, explained