Local Housing Allowance
If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done
If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done
MP Paula Barker hosted a homelessness rally during Labour Party conference in Liverpool. She explains what is required to deliver Andy Burnham’s mission to end rough sleeping – and why Big Issue vendor Nathan was the most important voice she heard
Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?
Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?
Low-income families are cutting back on food and energy to cover rent. Would unfreezing local housing allowance help them?
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
With record rent rises becoming the norm, The Big Issue looks at whether renters face more surges or if the tide is starting to turn in the favour of tenants
Rents are set to rise 5% by the end of 2026. Here’s what it could mean for homelessness
Rents are set to rise 5% by the end of 2026. Here’s what it could mean for homelessness
The Conservatives want to cut housing benefit to fund defence spending. But will it work?
The Conservatives want to cut housing benefit to fund defence spending. But will it work?
Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’
Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’
‘Terrified of a rent increase’: How Labour’s housing benefit cuts are hitting renters
‘Terrified of a rent increase’: How Labour’s housing benefit cuts are hitting renters
Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents
Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents
We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy
Everything you need to know about Labour’s homelessness strategy
More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?
More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?
Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?
Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?
Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: ‘On a knife edge’
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: ‘On a knife edge’
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Labour’s housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty
Labour’s housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty
Labour’s housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year
Labour’s housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year
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
Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide
Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
Autumn budget: Labour’s failure to raise housing benefit to keep up with rents is ‘deeply worrying’
Autumn budget: Labour’s failure to raise housing benefit to keep up with rents is ‘deeply worrying’
Labour must increase housing benefit in autumn budget or risk making pensioners homeless
