Homelessness

Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris
Paris 2024 Olympics

Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris

‘We are France – we are supposed to be the country for human rights! Yet there is no support, no real plan’

How many times have we walked by people, men and women, lying on the streets?
Homelessness

How many times have we walked by people, men and women, lying on the streets?

Ozwald Boateng, If You Must, starring David Olapoju, is about a Big Issue vendor facing his first day on the job

Tory government had no plan to end homelessness in England, watchdog finds
Homelessness

Tory government had no plan to end homelessness in England, watchdog finds

The number of people homeless in England has soared and is set to rise further, the National Audit Office has warned. Ministers must bring in a long-term plan and public targets to reduce homelessness

What is the meaning of home? It’s complicated…
Sonia Solicari

What is the meaning of home? It’s complicated…

Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments
Public toilets

Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments

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Prison crisis: Early release scheme could see hundreds of prisoners released into homelessness
Prisons

Prison crisis: Early release scheme could see hundreds of prisoners released into homelessness

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back
Paris Olympics 2024

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Homelessness

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

Our right to housing is dependent on our immigration status – that’s the definition of racism
Homelessness

Our right to housing is dependent on our immigration status – that’s the definition of racism

This pioneering and ‘beautiful’ idea can help keep young care leavers from falling into homelessness
Care leavers

This pioneering and ‘beautiful’ idea can help keep young care leavers from falling into homelessness

Academics put trackers on homeless people – what they learned could be a ‘game-changer’
Rough sleeping

Academics put trackers on homeless people – what they learned could be a ‘game-changer’

Homeless people need more than sandwiches – they need and deserve to be seen as individuals
Homelessness

Homeless people need more than sandwiches – they need and deserve to be seen as individuals

Prince William insists it’s possible to end homelessness as Homewards project turns one
Homelessness

Prince William insists it’s possible to end homelessness as Homewards project turns one

‘I sofa surfed for four months’: How ‘out of control’ renting crisis is hurting key workers
Ben Twomey and Tilly Smith

‘I sofa surfed for four months’: How ‘out of control’ renting crisis is hurting key workers

Big Issue and Cardboard Citizens present new film series showing homelessness is more than one story
Film

Big Issue and Cardboard Citizens present new film series showing homelessness is more than one story

Inside the Big Issue: Kwajo Tweneboa’s home truths for new government
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Kwajo Tweneboa’s home truths for new government

We urgently need a fresh cross-government approach to ending homelessness
Charlotte Talbott

We urgently need a fresh cross-government approach to ending homelessness

Keir Starmer can ‘only bring real change by fixing the housing emergency’
General election 2024

Keir Starmer can ‘only bring real change by fixing the housing emergency’

Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years
Homelessness

Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years

All the ways the next government can and must end rough sleeping for good
Dr Tom Kerridge

All the ways the next government can and must end rough sleeping for good

The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping

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‘You can’t criminalise your way out of homelessness’: UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers
Housing

‘You can’t criminalise your way out of homelessness’: UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers

LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is ‘on a mission’ to create safe spaces
LGBTQ+ rights

LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is ‘on a mission’ to create safe spaces

Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster
General election 2024

Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster

Over 1,500 London renters forced to sleep on streets after being evicted by their landlord
Rough sleeping

Over 1,500 London renters forced to sleep on streets after being evicted by their landlord