Housing
Retrofit or regret: Why the fastest way to reach net zero is to fix what we already have

Retrofit or regret: Why the fastest way to reach net zero is to fix what we already have
The UK is committed to net zero by 2050. We can start by reimagining the buildings that exist
Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
The royal visited a Bournemouth school to see how bringing a housing rights worker into the classroom is giving pupils the tools to prevent homelessness
Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning
Asthma + Lung UK has warned the combination of increased rainfall and rising energy bills could leave more households at risk of damp and mould
Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?
Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?
Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next
Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next
Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires

Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears

Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears
Meet the community group taking on ‘absentee landlords’ to put empty building in hands of artists

Meet the community group taking on ‘absentee landlords’ to put empty building in hands of artists
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather

Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections

‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
Council tax hikes won’t improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea

Council tax hikes won’t improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea
How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis

How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis
Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets

Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban

Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban
Letters: ‘Voting is the adult equivalent of writing letters to Santa’

Letters: ‘Voting is the adult equivalent of writing letters to Santa’
Taking action against climate change could also help end the need for food banks. Here’s how

Taking action against climate change could also help end the need for food banks. Here’s how
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness
Anyone should be able to become an architect. But apprenticeship funding is shaking the foundations

Anyone should be able to become an architect. But apprenticeship funding is shaking the foundations
Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord

Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she’s ‘not giving up’

Susan Carol won a Grammy. A year later, she was homeless. But she’s ‘not giving up’
A new homelessness law in Wales is being called ‘world-leading’. Here’s why
