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More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
Cost of living

More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds

Loughborough’s Centre for Research in Social Policy has found a sharp rise in the number of people struggling to maintain a decent standard of living in the UK

Jason Donovan on ‘first love’ Kylie Minogue: ‘It’s a very difficult relationship to escape’
Music

Jason Donovan on ‘first love’ Kylie Minogue: ‘It’s a very difficult relationship to escape’

Donovan has reflected on nearly 40 years in music in this week’s Big Issue

Rough sleeping a ‘source of national shame’, government told
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping a ‘source of national shame’, government told

MPs have urged the government to step up action to prevent a rough sleeping crisis following Big Issue founder Lord John Bird’s housing select committee walk out

Most Brits don’t realise you can be homeless without sleeping rough
Homelessness

Most Brits don’t realise you can be homeless without sleeping rough

More than 1.4 million homes with planning permission left unbuilt, report finds
Housing

More than 1.4 million homes with planning permission left unbuilt, report finds

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Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: ‘This is frightening’
Renting

Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: ‘This is frightening’

Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes
Housing benefit

Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes

This ice sculpture makes a powerful point about pensioners after winter fuel payment cut
Winter fuel payment

This ice sculpture makes a powerful point about pensioners after winter fuel payment cut

Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes
RENTING

Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes

Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law
Social housing

Family of toddler who died from damp and mould issue grave warning to Labour over new housing law

Liz Kendall blasted for ‘fuelling fear’ after saying benefits claimants are ‘taking the mickey’
Benefits

Liz Kendall blasted for ‘fuelling fear’ after saying benefits claimants are ‘taking the mickey’

Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: ‘It’s time to try something new’
Universal basic income

Inside the plan to give free cash to homeless people in Manchester: ‘It’s time to try something new’

Homelessness on the rise in Finland for first time in over a decade: ‘It’s unacceptable’
Homelessness

Homelessness on the rise in Finland for first time in over a decade: ‘It’s unacceptable’

Labour says new energy efficiency rules for landlords will save renters £240 a year on bills
Energy bills

Labour says new energy efficiency rules for landlords will save renters £240 a year on bills

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

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

I didn’t know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?
Modern slavery

I didn’t know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?

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

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

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‘It’s surreal’: Big Issue vendor sees his own portrait at powerful homelessness exhibition
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‘It’s surreal’: Big Issue vendor sees his own portrait at powerful homelessness exhibition

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’