Homelessness
Meet the lawyers stepping in to help homeless people rebuild: ‘People don’t know their rights’
Meet the lawyers stepping in to help homeless people rebuild: ‘People don’t know their rights’
Investing in legal help for the most vulnerable could save taxpayers £11 billion over 10 years. In the meantime, lawyers in Cardiff are giving up their time to stop homeless people falling into further crisis
Rough sleeping to finally be decriminalised with scrapping of ‘cruel’ 200-year law
Rough sleeping to finally be decriminalised with scrapping of ‘cruel’ 200-year law
The Labour government has pledged to scrap the Vagrancy Act which has criminalised rough sleeping since the Napoleonic Wars in 2026
I spent more than 20 years homeless and battling addiction. Giving me a home turned my life around
I spent more than 20 years homeless and battling addiction. Giving me a home turned my life around
Wayne was given a home and support through Housing First with the help of The Salvation Army. As part of our Big Issue Community Roadshow in Cardiff, he told the Big Issue how he went from the streets to telling his remarkable story to Prince William
This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels
This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels
New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children
New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
Government warned disability benefit cuts will drive people into homelessness, not work
Government warned disability benefit cuts will drive people into homelessness, not work
Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs and The Salt Path author Raynor Winn on homelessness and human spirit
Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs and The Salt Path author Raynor Winn on homelessness and human spirit
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’
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: ‘On a knife edge’
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: ‘On a knife edge’
‘Without Big Issue we wouldn’t be here today’: How Big Issue opened doors for smash hit The Salt Path
‘Without Big Issue we wouldn’t be here today’: How Big Issue opened doors for smash hit The Salt Path
Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart
Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart
Wales’ long-awaited and ‘radical’ homelessness bill promises shift to prevention
Wales’ long-awaited and ‘radical’ homelessness bill promises shift to prevention
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
Calls for immediate no-fault eviction ban as new stats cast doubt on so-called landlord exodus
Calls for immediate no-fault eviction ban as new stats cast doubt on so-called landlord exodus
We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here’s what Labour must do
We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here’s what Labour must do
This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’
This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: ‘I want to work my way up’
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Homelessness hit new record highs in England in 2024: ‘The system is at breaking point’
Homelessness hit new record highs in England in 2024: ‘The system is at breaking point’
Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London’s streets surges almost 40% in just a year
Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London’s streets surges almost 40% in just a year
Meet the seven-year-old boy climbing mountains to raise money to help homeless people
Meet the seven-year-old boy climbing mountains to raise money to help homeless people
Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care
Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care
London councils face bankruptcy over £330m overspend on homelessness
London councils face bankruptcy over £330m overspend on homelessness
Five things we learned from Pope Francis’ candid and historic Big Issue interview
