HOUSING
Councils back The Big Issue’s Stop Mass Homelessness campaign
Councils back The Big Issue’s Stop Mass Homelessness campaign
Local authorities in Wakefield and Brent are leading the way in demanding action to Stop Mass Homelessness this winter.
Social housing tenants block roads in protest outside £345-a-head UK Housing Awards
Social housing tenants block roads in protest outside £345-a-head UK Housing Awards
Suited and booted guests endured shouts of “shame on you” from protesters as they made their way inside.
This man was sleeping at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 when Covid hit. Now he’s made a film about it
This man was sleeping at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 when Covid hit. Now he’s made a film about it
The Everyone In scheme offered hope that street homelessness could be ended for good. In new film 90 Days of Hope, journalist Paul Atherton chronicles how the scheme took off from his sleeping spot at Heathrow.
Smoke alarms will finally be required in social housing – almost five years after Grenfell
Smoke alarms will finally be required in social housing – almost five years after Grenfell
‘It’s their family’: How homeless people with dogs got through the pandemic
‘It’s their family’: How homeless people with dogs got through the pandemic
How to find out if your home is likely to flood – and what help you can get
How to find out if your home is likely to flood – and what help you can get
Revealed: Thousands of homes being built on floodplains ignore climate change risk
Revealed: Thousands of homes being built on floodplains ignore climate change risk
Police arrest 119 people at protest to support jailed Insulate Britain activists
Police arrest 119 people at protest to support jailed Insulate Britain activists
Homelessness could cost the government £2.6bn a year without action
Homelessness could cost the government £2.6bn a year without action
Robert Jenrick’s ‘unlawful’ approval of Tory donor’s £1bn development is reversed
Robert Jenrick’s ‘unlawful’ approval of Tory donor’s £1bn development is reversed
‘It’s beyond belief’: Only one social home built for every 192 households on waiting lists
‘It’s beyond belief’: Only one social home built for every 192 households on waiting lists
New Holloway Prison site will have homes for women leaving the justice system
New Holloway Prison site will have homes for women leaving the justice system
Rent increases hit 13-year high as people flock back to cities
Rent increases hit 13-year high as people flock back to cities
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Evictions tripled in the three months after ban ended
Evictions tripled in the three months after ban ended
Sir Geoffrey Cox ‘should resign’ over two homes revelations
Sir Geoffrey Cox ‘should resign’ over two homes revelations
Gove: Leaseholders shouldn’t pay to remove flammable cladding from homes
Gove: Leaseholders shouldn’t pay to remove flammable cladding from homes
EU citizens in Britain are three times more likely to sleep rough than everyone else
EU citizens in Britain are three times more likely to sleep rough than everyone else
All housing doesn’t mean good housing. We can’t let people live in squalor
All housing doesn’t mean good housing. We can’t let people live in squalor
These zero-carbon homes for homeless people offer a future for green housing
These zero-carbon homes for homeless people offer a future for green housing
COP26: Climate campaigners take over council building to offer beds to activists
COP26: Climate campaigners take over council building to offer beds to activists
25,000 Section 21 eviction notices have been handed out since Theresa May vowed to scrap them
25,000 Section 21 eviction notices have been handed out since Theresa May vowed to scrap them
Number of people living on the street in London is highest since 2019
Number of people living on the street in London is highest since 2019
‘We must act now’: The number of households threatened with homelessness doubled after lockdown
‘We must act now’: The number of households threatened with homelessness doubled after lockdown
Leaseholders caught up in cladding crisis call for homegrown solution to sky-high bills
Leaseholders caught up in cladding crisis call for homegrown solution to sky-high bills
Family left with sewage running down kitchen walls for months
Family left with sewage running down kitchen walls for months
Government announces £65m fund to support struggling renters
Government announces £65m fund to support struggling renters
Moving private renters into social homes could save the government £2billion a year
Moving private renters into social homes could save the government £2billion a year
Children in poverty 70% more likely to develop asthma for life
Children in poverty 70% more likely to develop asthma for life
‘My parents tried to pray for me’: How prejudice is driving LGBTQ+ homelessness
‘My parents tried to pray for me’: How prejudice is driving LGBTQ+ homelessness
Michael Gove must create a national Housing First programme
Michael Gove must create a national Housing First programme
Meet the campaigner launching the ‘Uber for homelessness’
Meet the campaigner launching the ‘Uber for homelessness’
Volunteer-led homeless outreach team having to expand as crisis worsens
