Housing
‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family
‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family
During National Supported Lodgings Week, the Big Issue meets the people behind Concrete Rose CIC in Cambridge – the supported lodgings scheme matching young people without family to hosts with a spare room
People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
As more evidence exposes the grim reality of asylum hotels, it’s clear they were never about protection, they were about profit, writes RAMFEL advocacy officer Layla Hussain
Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless
Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless
Millions in cash comes after Big Issue reported hundreds could face homelessness as doubts over scheme’s future mounted
Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’
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
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
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’
Prince William and Gordon Brown join forces to tackle homelessness: ‘Dignity can be restored’
Meet the veterans finding community and purpose on Britain’s canals: ‘I don’t merely exist anymore’
Meet the veterans finding community and purpose on Britain’s canals: ‘I don’t merely exist anymore’
‘A moral imperative’: Starmer faces pressure to confirm cash to stop veteran homelessness
‘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’
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
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
Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
Starmer slams false claim veterans are being evicted to house asylum seekers: ‘Conspiracy nonsense’
Starmer slams false claim veterans are being evicted to house asylum seekers: ‘Conspiracy nonsense’
Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
The stereotype is that homelessness comes from bad choices – but it could happen to anyone
The stereotype is that homelessness comes from bad choices – but it could happen to anyone
This is what it’s like to fall into hidden homelessness: ‘I felt like a burden’
This is what it’s like to fall into hidden homelessness: ‘I felt like a burden’
Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it
Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it
More than 4,700 people are homeless on London’s streets: ‘The situation is terrible’
More than 4,700 people are homeless on London’s streets: ‘The situation is terrible’
Hundreds of veterans face homelessness as future of support scheme uncertain: ‘A kick in the teeth’
Hundreds of veterans face homelessness as future of support scheme uncertain: ‘A kick in the teeth’
This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they’re full of voices bursting to be heard
This book proves the margins of society are not silent – they’re full of voices bursting to be heard
Rachel Reeves faces calls to resign over rental rule break: ‘Politicians can’t be left off easy’
Rachel Reeves faces calls to resign over rental rule break: ‘Politicians can’t be left off easy’
Renters’ Rights Act: Labour’s landmark rental reforms receive royal assent and finally become law
Renters’ Rights Act: Labour’s landmark rental reforms receive royal assent and finally become law
The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back
The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back
Inside the 10-year battle to change the law and help renters feel secure in their homes
Inside the 10-year battle to change the law and help renters feel secure in their homes
‘I’d rather a haunted house than a dodgy landlord’: What’s it really like to live with ghosts?
