Homelessness

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness

The people and organisations making life better for those on the margins

Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she’s ‘not giving up’
Susan Carol

Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she’s ‘not giving up’

In 2024, Susan Carol clinched one of music’s most prestigious awards. A year later, she was living in her car

I was homeless at 16 after leaving care. My apprenticeship gave me a future
Nick Marshall

I was homeless at 16 after leaving care. My apprenticeship gave me a future

Nick Marshall is a foundation apprentice at Lifetime Training. For National Apprenticeship Week, he explains how pathway into work has helped him from leaving the care system to overcoming homelessness and drug addiction

A new homelessness law in Wales is being called ‘world-leading’. Here’s why
Homelessness

A new homelessness law in Wales is being called ‘world-leading’. Here’s why

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
Film

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’

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Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation
Transport

Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation

This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it
Ben Cooper

This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it

Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
pneumonia

Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses

New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?
Glen O’Hara

New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?

Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets

How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping
Emma Haddad

How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping

If homelessness was a country, it would rival the United States. We must invest more to end it
Matthew Carter

If homelessness was a country, it would rival the United States. We must invest more to end it

Letters: Every homeless person wants a better life
Letters

Letters: Every homeless person wants a better life

10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future
Housing

10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future

Johannes Radebe: ‘As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That’s my sparkly, magical world’
Interview

Johannes Radebe: ‘As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That’s my sparkly, magical world’

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’
Homelessness

Inside the unique project tackling homelessness as a community: ‘We should have one in every town’

Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there
Homelessness

Dismantling of London tent village sparks fears over what happened to people who lived there

Meet remarkable artist Autistic Ian, who’s overcoming homelessness one brushstroke at a time
Art

Meet remarkable artist Autistic Ian, who’s overcoming homelessness one brushstroke at a time

Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: ‘I wanted to help’
Homelessness

Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: ‘I wanted to help’

Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality
Margaret-Ann Brünjes

Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality

The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
Homelessness

The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts

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Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026

Homeless people were given £2,000, no strings attached. Here’s what they spent the money on
Homelessness

Homeless people were given £2,000, no strings attached. Here’s what they spent the money on

We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
Jess Turtle

We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal

New Year’s resolutions: What does the world need to get right in 2026?
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New Year’s resolutions: What does the world need to get right in 2026?