Homelessness

Burnham is singing from Big Issue’s hymn sheet on rough sleeping. It gives us reason for hope
John Bird

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
food

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

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’
Paula Barker

‘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
Housing

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’
Travel

‘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’
Housing

‘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
Ruth Talbot

‘Mummy, are we homeless?’: I’m a single parent and it’s locking me out of the housing market

Inside the Big Issue: Skin in the game
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Skin in the game

Revealed: Homeless people face ‘postcode lottery’ of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves
Investigation

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
Liam Geraghty

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
Paul Edwards

I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances

Barry’s Economics: The ex-homeless comedian explaining wealth inequality on YouTube
Comedy

Barry’s Economics: The ex-homeless comedian explaining wealth inequality on YouTube

Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans
Housing

Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans

Angela Rayner: ‘Westminster’s one-size-fits-all approach won’t fix homelessness’
Politics

Angela Rayner: ‘Westminster’s one-size-fits-all approach won’t fix homelessness’

Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That’s the reality for thousands of families
heatwave

Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That’s the reality for thousands of families

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Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’
Housing

Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’

The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’
Housing

The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’

Andy Burnham’s approach to housing could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump
Housing

Andy Burnham’s approach to housing could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump

Rough sleeping finally decriminalised after 200 years: ‘Homeless people are not criminals’
Housing

Rough sleeping finally decriminalised after 200 years: ‘Homeless people are not criminals’