Housing

How the housing crisis led to these dogs spending this Christmas homeless
Dogs

How the housing crisis led to these dogs spending this Christmas homeless

Housing issues are not just for humans. They also drive dogs into homelessness. Dogs Trust has stepped in to provide shelter for these four pooches. Here’s why they’re homeless this Christmas

I broke down a door to save my disabled colleague’s life – then rebuilt his home
Unsung heroes

I broke down a door to save my disabled colleague’s life – then rebuilt his home

School site manager Lee Smith saved the life of one of his colleagues who was in a diabetic coma – then retrofitted his home

Meet the renters and pets spending their first Christmas together: ‘I definitely took it for granted’
Dogs

Meet the renters and pets spending their first Christmas together: ‘I definitely took it for granted’

Owning a pet could once have put renters on a collision course with their landlords. But those days are over

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy
Homelessness

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: ‘Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs’
Alison McGovern

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: ‘Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs’

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What a row over a tent village in London’s West End says about the homelessness crisis
Homelessness

What a row over a tent village in London’s West End says about the homelessness crisis

Sadiq Khan condemns ‘unfair profiteering’ from sales of Right to Buy homes back to councils
Yo-yo Homes

Sadiq Khan condemns ‘unfair profiteering’ from sales of Right to Buy homes back to councils

Councils buy back £34m of ex-Right to Buy homes for over 3x sale price in ‘economic madness’
Yo-yo Homes

Councils buy back £34m of ex-Right to Buy homes for over 3x sale price in ‘economic madness’

I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me
Homelessness

I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me

Where is ‘home’ for a dog? It’s in the relationship with their human. The rest is unimportant
Andrew Gardiner

Where is ‘home’ for a dog? It’s in the relationship with their human. The rest is unimportant

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
Exclusive

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits

There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there’s hope too
Briony Hudson

There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there’s hope too

Labour council blocks bid to reveal extent of Yo-yo Home losses: ‘Why would they try and hide this?’
Yo-yo Homes

Labour council blocks bid to reveal extent of Yo-yo Home losses: ‘Why would they try and hide this?’

Homelessness stagnated in Labour’s first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress
Homelessness

Homelessness stagnated in Labour’s first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress

How Reeves’ autumn budget dealt a brutal blow to Labour’s 1.5 million new homes pledge
Housebuilding

How Reeves’ autumn budget dealt a brutal blow to Labour’s 1.5 million new homes pledge

Rachel Reeves unveils new ‘mansion tax’ on £2 million homes. But does it go far enough?
Mansion tax

Rachel Reeves unveils new ‘mansion tax’ on £2 million homes. But does it go far enough?

Labour’s choice to freeze local housing allowance will ‘condemn thousands to another grim winter’
Renting

Labour’s choice to freeze local housing allowance will ‘condemn thousands to another grim winter’

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills
Housing

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills

How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on
autumn budget

How did Rachel Reeves do in her first autumn budget? We ask people on the frontlines, one year on

Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms
Anny Cullum and Toby Murray

Millions of Brits are struggling with council tax debt. The autumn budget must bring reforms

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Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
volunteering

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect

Revealed: Council sells homes for £10m under Right to Buy – then spends £33m buying them back
Yo-yo Homes

Revealed: Council sells homes for £10m under Right to Buy – then spends £33m buying them back

West Ham star Tomáš Souček: ‘We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help’
Football

West Ham star Tomáš Souček: ‘We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help’

Remarkable turnaround for man who lived in woods for a year: ‘I thought I was going to be there forever’
homelessness

Remarkable turnaround for man who lived in woods for a year: ‘I thought I was going to be there forever’