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Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: ‘It’s time to turn the tide’
Homelessness

Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: ‘It’s time to turn the tide’

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner pledged to make the largest-ever investment in homelessness prevention services in a bid to rein in the out-of-control homelessness crisis

Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them
John Bird

Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we’ve moved with them

The idea behind Housing First is so simple and so necessary: you wrap people around with support – social, mental, physical – when you house them

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024

Homelessness is on the rise all around the UK. These are the rough sleeping figures and homelessness facts you need to know

Andy Burnham wants to give homes to Manchester’s rough sleepers in ‘sea change for housing’
Rough sleeping

Andy Burnham wants to give homes to Manchester’s rough sleepers in ‘sea change for housing’

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: ‘We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants’
Politics

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: ‘We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants’

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Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren’t talking about
General election 2024

Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren’t talking about

Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer’s plan to end the UK’s housing crisis
General election 2024

Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer’s plan to end the UK’s housing crisis

How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
Homelessness

How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?

This is why we can’t compare ourselves to Finland when it comes to homelessness
John Bird

This is why we can’t compare ourselves to Finland when it comes to homelessness

Andy Burnham: ‘Housing is a human right’
Interview

Andy Burnham: ‘Housing is a human right’

Nicola Sturgeon’s most memorable moments as she resigns as Scotland’s first minister
SCOTLAND

Nicola Sturgeon’s most memorable moments as she resigns as Scotland’s first minister

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths
Opinion

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths

We have the power to end homelessness if we think creatively
Greg Hurst

We have the power to end homelessness if we think creatively

‘We tried to throw the rule book out’: How a trailblazing housing scheme will help rough sleepers
Homelessness

‘We tried to throw the rule book out’: How a trailblazing housing scheme will help rough sleepers

‘We can’t say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses
Homelessness

‘We can’t say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses

‘We’re expecting a tidal wave’: Councils fear homelessness will rise by a third
Homelessness

‘We’re expecting a tidal wave’: Councils fear homelessness will rise by a third

Housing First: What can Finland teach us about tackling homelessness?
Homelessness

Housing First: What can Finland teach us about tackling homelessness?

Michael Gove must create a national Housing First programme
Opinion

Michael Gove must create a national Housing First programme

World Homeless Day: Hungary made homelessness illegal, so activists are stepping up
Opinion

World Homeless Day: Hungary made homelessness illegal, so activists are stepping up

Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?
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Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?