Housing

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’

Big Issue visited the West Ham Foundation’s hub to talk to Tomáš Souček, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Anton Ferdinand about homelessness

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’

Andre Hopkins was kicked out of his home of 15 years when his landlord decided to sell and sought shelter in the woods. But now he has his own home again through the help of homelessness charity The Wallich

Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’
Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer writes for Big Issue: ‘It’s about time we rebalanced the system to give renters more power’

The prime minister has written exclusively for Big Issue on what the Renters’ Rights Act will mean for millions

23,500 young people face homelessness this winter: ‘Now is the worst time to be homeless’
Homelessness

23,500 young people face homelessness this winter: ‘Now is the worst time to be homeless’

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

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Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’
Our Vendors

Big Issue vendor ‘loses everything’ in Storm Claudia floods that left him ‘worried for his life’

Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud: ‘We need to place quality at the centre of our lives. Not quantity’
Housing

Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud: ‘We need to place quality at the centre of our lives. Not quantity’

Married at First Sight UK star Davide reveals homelessness past: ‘It made me who I am today’
Homelessness

Married at First Sight UK star Davide reveals homelessness past: ‘It made me who I am today’

When it comes to Britain’s housing, we need to value the homes we have as much as the ones we build
Housing

When it comes to Britain’s housing, we need to value the homes we have as much as the ones we build

Building for the future: Stonewater’s vision for greener, smarter homes
Advertorial

Building for the future: Stonewater’s vision for greener, smarter homes

Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?
Renting

Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?

Inside the Big Issue: From grotty to grotto
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: From grotty to grotto

There’s much we can learn from Ukraine in the fight against homelessness
Nick Hardwick

There’s much we can learn from Ukraine in the fight against homelessness

Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution
Clare Bowen

Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution

‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family
Supported lodgings

‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family

People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
Layla Hussain

People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?

Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless
Veterans

Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’
Care homes

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years 
Asylum seekers

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years 

3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England
Homelessness

3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England

Prince William and Gordon Brown join forces to tackle homelessness: ‘Dignity can be restored’
Homelessness

Prince William and Gordon Brown join forces to tackle homelessness: ‘Dignity can be restored’

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‘A moral imperative’: Starmer faces pressure to confirm cash to stop veteran homelessness
Veterans

‘A moral imperative’: Starmer faces pressure to confirm cash to stop veteran homelessness

Mayors to get greater powers to build social homes in their regions: ‘Go big, go bold, go build’
Social housing

Mayors to get greater powers to build social homes in their regions: ‘Go big, go bold, go build’

Here’s how Rachel Reeves can help end the ‘moral stain’ of homelessness in the autumn budget
Matt Downie

Here’s how Rachel Reeves can help end the ‘moral stain’ of homelessness in the autumn budget

Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
Financial inclusion

Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot