Homelessness
Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures
Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures
Rough sleeping winter pressures funding has been increased from £10m to £30m after freezing January pushed frontline homelessness services to the limit. But Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali admitted the funding alone will not ‘plug the gap’
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
André Rostant penned The Muffin Man last year telling the story of a Big Issue vendor in bohemian Soho. He teamed up with award-winning comedian and author Dom Joly to discuss the book and raise cash for the Big Issue
I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
Streetwise Opera says every one of us can sing. You just have to try it
How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner
Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner
More than half of Brits think there’ll always be significant levels of homelessness
More than half of Brits think there’ll always be significant levels of homelessness
Housing First is a success in other countries – so why can’t we make it work in the UK?
Housing First is a success in other countries – so why can’t we make it work in the UK?
Intentionally homeless: What it means for your housing rights
Intentionally homeless: What it means for your housing rights
This is how racism pushes people into homelessness: ‘I’d have been treated differently if I was white’
This is how racism pushes people into homelessness: ‘I’d have been treated differently if I was white’
Landlords are threatening an ‘exodus’ by selling up. What will happen to renters’ homes if they do?
Landlords are threatening an ‘exodus’ by selling up. What will happen to renters’ homes if they do?
Housing First must expand in 2025 to create a national homelessness strategy that works for all
Housing First must expand in 2025 to create a national homelessness strategy that works for all
Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide
Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide
I’m in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home
I’m in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home
‘It’s an absolute crisis’: Someone falls into homelessness in London every seven and a half minutes
‘It’s an absolute crisis’: Someone falls into homelessness in London every seven and a half minutes
My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he’s gone
My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he’s gone
Homeless woman reunites with couple who ‘changed her life’ when they gave her a bed for the night
Homeless woman reunites with couple who ‘changed her life’ when they gave her a bed for the night
A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it
A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it
‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
The Traitors winner Harry Clark: ‘I wish I hadn’t signed an NDA’
‘It’s heartbreaking’: More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
‘It’s heartbreaking’: More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: ‘We’re still waiting’
Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: ‘We’re still waiting’
Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: ‘It’s time to turn the tide’
Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: ‘It’s time to turn the tide’
I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
