Housing
DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents

DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents
Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why
Meet the people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: ‘You’ve got to hear their voices’

Meet the people helping homeless women get vital smear tests: ‘You’ve got to hear their voices’
It’s 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?

It’s 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
Tariffs, trade wars and unpredictability: What Trump 2.0 means for UK house prices

Tariffs, trade wars and unpredictability: What Trump 2.0 means for UK house prices
Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures

Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures
Wages outside of London and South East are worse now than in 2008 – can Labour turn things around?

Wages outside of London and South East are worse now than in 2008 – can Labour turn things around?
Community-led housing is not just for city dwellers – it can boost overlooked rural areas too

Community-led housing is not just for city dwellers – it can boost overlooked rural areas too
Social housing went from a source of pride to a place of prejudice. It’s time to smash the stigma

Social housing went from a source of pride to a place of prejudice. It’s time to smash the stigma
Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill is a step forward – but there’s a glaring gap on the affordability crisis

Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill is a step forward – but there’s a glaring gap on the affordability crisis
What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions

What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
Right to Buy sales are set to plummet – but Labour is still facing £50bn bill to fix housing crisis

Right to Buy sales are set to plummet – but Labour is still facing £50bn bill to fix housing crisis
Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons

Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons
Labour’s rental reforms not doing enough for disabled tenants, MPs and campaigners warn

Labour’s rental reforms not doing enough for disabled tenants, MPs and campaigners warn
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel

Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs

Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs
Renters’ Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told

Renters’ Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told
Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould

Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
Can Starmer’s government fix the housing crisis? Their future depends on it

Can Starmer’s government fix the housing crisis? Their future depends on it
I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
