Housing

Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds
Social housing

Social housing waiting lists to soar to two million people in 10 years, report finds

Homelessness doesn’t hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians
Matthew Torbitt

Homelessness doesn’t hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians

Is UK’s housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less
Racism

Is UK’s housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less

So-called ‘landlord exodus’ divides opinion amid Renters’ Rights Bill debate in the Lords
RENTING

So-called ‘landlord exodus’ divides opinion amid Renters’ Rights Bill debate in the Lords

I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
RENTING

I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
Jacob

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop

Paying off your landlord’s mortgage can’t be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way
John Bird

Paying off your landlord’s mortgage can’t be right in this day and age. There must be a cleverer way

Labour’s housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty
Housing benefit

Labour’s housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here’s why
Cost of living

Brits pay way more for housing, transport and alcohol than our European neighbours – here’s why

Labour’s housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year
Housing benefits

Labour’s housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year

Rough sleeping in London ‘as bad as it’s been’ but Sadiq Khan warns things won’t improve until 2026
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London ‘as bad as it’s been’ but Sadiq Khan warns things won’t improve until 2026

The stigma of living in social housing is holding people back. That must change
Rick Liddiment

The stigma of living in social housing is holding people back. That must change

MPs and voters agree that there is a housing crisis – but they’re split on how to solve it
Housing crisis

MPs and voters agree that there is a housing crisis – but they’re split on how to solve it

Rough sleeping in London won’t get better until 2026, says Sadiq Khan
Exclusive

Rough sleeping in London won’t get better until 2026, says Sadiq Khan

Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty
Poverty

Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty

Rachel Reeves sets Labour on collision course with environmentalists over ‘bats and newts’
Nature

Rachel Reeves sets Labour on collision course with environmentalists over ‘bats and newts’

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‘It’s deeply upsetting’: 80 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in just one year
Temporary accommodation

‘It’s deeply upsetting’: 80 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in just one year

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Housing and homelessness
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Housing and homelessness

This innovative ‘village’ under Manchester’s railway arches helps tackle homelessness
Homelessness

This innovative ‘village’ under Manchester’s railway arches helps tackle homelessness

The mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed
Damp and mould

The mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed