Housing

‘Soap opera politics?’: Angela Rayner resigns as housing secretary and deputy PM after underpaying stamp duty
Angela Rayner

‘Soap opera politics?’: Angela Rayner resigns as housing secretary and deputy PM after underpaying stamp duty

Angela Rayner resigns over £40k stamp duty error. Ed Davey urges focus on disabled families’ struggles, not political soap opera

Renters make last-ditch plea for Labour to cap sky-high rents in Renters’ Rights Bill
RENTING

Renters make last-ditch plea for Labour to cap sky-high rents in Renters’ Rights Bill

Generation Rent members have called on the embattled housing secretary to introduce measures to curtail record-high rents with the Renters’ Rights Bill set to imminently pass into law

Single-parent families almost four times more likely to be homeless than families with two parents
Homelessness

Single-parent families almost four times more likely to be homeless than families with two parents

Shelter research found there has been a 10% increase in families facing homelessness over the last five years with single-parent families more likely to fall into difficulty

‘Cruel’ housing benefit ‘quirk’ forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work
Housing benefit

‘Cruel’ housing benefit ‘quirk’ forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home
Housing

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home

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DJ Charlie Sloth: ‘Our elders spent their lives in and out of jail. I’ve always thought I’m worth more’
Culture

DJ Charlie Sloth: ‘Our elders spent their lives in and out of jail. I’ve always thought I’m worth more’

Supported housing saves the taxpayer billions – but it’s facing an urgent financial crisis
Suzannah Young

Supported housing saves the taxpayer billions – but it’s facing an urgent financial crisis

Home Office halves time for new refugees to find a home in move ‘guaranteed to increase homelessness’
Homelessness

Home Office halves time for new refugees to find a home in move ‘guaranteed to increase homelessness’

This charity converts shipping containers into homes for homeless people
Homelessness

This charity converts shipping containers into homes for homeless people

BillyChip partners with Big Issue to help our vendors
Our vendors

BillyChip partners with Big Issue to help our vendors

Superstar DJ James Hype is turning house music into homes: ‘Let’s see what we can do’
Music

Superstar DJ James Hype is turning house music into homes: ‘Let’s see what we can do’

Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Steven MacKenzie

Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention

Inside the Big Issue: Superstar DJ James Hype
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Superstar DJ James Hype

‘A life changing moment’: Inside England’s Homeless World Cup training session ahead of the tournament of a lifetime
Homeless World Cup

‘A life changing moment’: Inside England’s Homeless World Cup training session ahead of the tournament of a lifetime

Empty council-owned buildings ‘could pave way for 25,000 new homes’
Housing

Empty council-owned buildings ‘could pave way for 25,000 new homes’

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Renting

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?

Homeless people risk losing benefits if they don’t move to universal credit, DWP warns
Universal credit

Homeless people risk losing benefits if they don’t move to universal credit, DWP warns

It takes more than a set of keys to help someone out of homelessness – trust me, I know
Gary Meek

It takes more than a set of keys to help someone out of homelessness – trust me, I know

The UK has a fertility crisis – here’s how we solve it
Professor Geeta Nargund

The UK has a fertility crisis – here’s how we solve it

Can modular housing help solve London’s homelessness crisis?
Homelessness

Can modular housing help solve London’s homelessness crisis?

Number of no-fault evictions rises in Labour’s first year in office: ‘This is unconscionable’
Renting

Number of no-fault evictions rises in Labour’s first year in office: ‘This is unconscionable’

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Tarot, Thames and the Red Arrows: This is London as seen through the eyes of homeless photographers
Homelessness

Tarot, Thames and the Red Arrows: This is London as seen through the eyes of homeless photographers

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let’s dig into the detail
Allotments

Is Labour really declaring war on allotments? Let’s dig into the detail

Public service means putting people first. Landlords like Rushanara Ali shouldn’t be government ministers
Kwajo Tweneboa

Public service means putting people first. Landlords like Rushanara Ali shouldn’t be government ministers

Racism is hardwired into our housing system – trust me, I know
Kim Johnson MP

Racism is hardwired into our housing system – trust me, I know