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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

A total of 4,612 people slept rough in London in October to December 2024 with a 26% rise in people living on the streets long term. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has warned it could take until 2026 to see numbers fall

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

The mayor of London told the Big Issue he expects street homelessness in the capital to get worse before it gets better but committed to the ‘biggest single investment’ in tackling rough sleeping

From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
Art

From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed

Free to visit and on your doorstep, public sculptures embed in people’s lives in the way that many art collections cannot

The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy
John Bird

The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy

‘I’m going to miss him’: Calls for plaque in memory to ‘gentle’ Big Issue vendor who died aged 57
Our Vendors

‘I’m going to miss him’: Calls for plaque in memory to ‘gentle’ Big Issue vendor who died aged 57

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Social housing went from a source of pride to a place of prejudice. It’s time to smash the stigma
Michael Verrier

Social housing went from a source of pride to a place of prejudice. It’s time to smash the stigma

Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
Our vendors

Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel

I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
Streetwise Opera

I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025

I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell
ENERGY BILLS

I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell

‘It’s an absolute crisis’: Someone falls into homelessness in London every seven and a half minutes
Homelessness

‘It’s an absolute crisis’: Someone falls into homelessness in London every seven and a half minutes

A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it
Daniel Hewitt

A young mum was left to rot in a home not fit for animals – and everyone needs to know about it

‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest
RENTING

‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest

Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Housing crisis

Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people

Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I’m working in a London fine-dining restaurant
Christmas

Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I’m working in a London fine-dining restaurant

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  
Kristian Jackson

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  

Sadiq Khan warns lack of affordable homes causing ‘profound and devastating’ effect on Londoners
Housing

Sadiq Khan warns lack of affordable homes causing ‘profound and devastating’ effect on Londoners

‘This is the dream’: These Londoners built their own homes to beat sky-high house prices
Housing

‘This is the dream’: These Londoners built their own homes to beat sky-high house prices

Cuts on our children’s faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services
Bruce Houlder

Cuts on our children’s faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services

Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told
homelessness

Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told

Homeless families occupy council housing offices on Halloween in plea to fix ‘houses of horror’
Homelessness

Homeless families occupy council housing offices on Halloween in plea to fix ‘houses of horror’

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‘I’m sorry’: London mayor Sadiq Khan apologises to homeless kids spending Christmas in hotels
Homelessness

‘I’m sorry’: London mayor Sadiq Khan apologises to homeless kids spending Christmas in hotels

‘Infuriating and disgraceful’: Labour MP Jas Athwal faces fresh calls to resign amid care home row
Social care

‘Infuriating and disgraceful’: Labour MP Jas Athwal faces fresh calls to resign amid care home row

‘The market is broken’: Just 5% of private rentals in London are affordable to low-income earners
Housing crisis

‘The market is broken’: Just 5% of private rentals in London are affordable to low-income earners

‘Utterly unsustainable’: Homelessness in London at highest level on record
Homelessness

‘Utterly unsustainable’: Homelessness in London at highest level on record