Homelessness
Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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…
What is the meaning of home? It’s complicated…
Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments
Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments
Prison crisis: Early release scheme could see hundreds of prisoners released into homelessness![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Inside the Big Issue: Kwajo Tweneboa’s home truths for new government
We urgently need a fresh cross-government approach to ending homelessness![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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We urgently need a fresh cross-government approach to ending homelessness
Keir Starmer can ‘only bring real change by fixing the housing emergency’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Keir Starmer can ‘only bring real change by fixing the housing emergency’
Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years
All the ways the next government can and must end rough sleeping for good![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
‘You can’t criminalise your way out of homelessness’: UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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