Housing
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
Housing is one of the main reasons council budgets are so stretched. But radical action could turn things around
How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis
How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis
Last week the number of children growing up in temporary accommodation in England hit yet another record-high of 175,990. Very few places are feeling the scale of the homelessness crisis like Eastbourne
Inside London’s longest-running squat: ‘It was a really extraordinary community’
Inside London’s longest-running squat: ‘It was a really extraordinary community’
Janine Wiedel’s photos of St Agnes Place, which will be published in a new book in March, paint a vivid picture of a way of life that was already disappearing
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
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
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
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
A new homelessness law in Wales is being called ‘world-leading’. Here’s why
BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation
Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation
Family want justice after great-grandma’s body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
Family want justice after great-grandma’s body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it
This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it
Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes
Woman hospitalised after living with mould sets up training academy to help fix horror homes
Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
Rough sleeping in London hits new record high – showing ‘normalised emergency’ on capital’s streets
‘It’s outrageous’: Renters face decade-long wait for new decent homes standard
‘It’s outrageous’: Renters face decade-long wait for new decent homes standard
I live with regret that I did not take my health seriously. A stroke changed everything
