Homelessness
Labour ‘turning the tide’ on homelessness but Burnham ‘must go further’ to help homeless kids

Labour ‘turning the tide’ on homelessness but Burnham ‘must go further’ to help homeless kids
Britain needs a new system to tackle homelessness. Here’s how Andy Burnham can change it

Britain needs a new system to tackle homelessness. Here’s how Andy Burnham can change it
Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats

Bradley Foxwell: the homeless artist showing off his work on the side of canal boats
I spent the weekend fleeing wildfires in France. This is what it felt like to be evacuated from my home

I spent the weekend fleeing wildfires in France. This is what it felt like to be evacuated from my home
Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’

Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’
Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping. These new statistics show the challenge he faces

Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping. These new statistics show the challenge he faces
‘The reality in Ukraine is stark. But there is hope in addressing homelessness’

‘The reality in Ukraine is stark. But there is hope in addressing homelessness’
‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’

‘I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night’
Burnham is singing from Big Issue’s hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope

Burnham is singing from Big Issue’s hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope
If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20

If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’

‘Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part’
New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it

New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it
‘I was in a dark place with addiction and sofa surfing. Now I show people Manchester’s hidden side’

‘I was in a dark place with addiction and sofa surfing. Now I show people Manchester’s hidden side’
‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’

‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’
‘Mummy, are we homeless?’: I’m a single parent and it’s locking me out of the housing market

‘Mummy, are we homeless?’: I’m a single parent and it’s locking me out of the housing market
Revealed: Homeless people face ‘postcode lottery’ of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves

Revealed: Homeless people face ‘postcode lottery’ of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves
Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality

Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality
I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances

