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‘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
The government froze local housing allowance, which effectively meant a real-terms cut to housing benefit. This is how it is leaving renters behind
Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: ‘People are neglected for profit’

Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: ‘People are neglected for profit’
The National Housing Demonstration will see thousands of renters demand rent controls and more social housing
‘Grotesque’ council tax system set for biggest change in 30 years. Here’s what it means for you

‘Grotesque’ council tax system set for biggest change in 30 years. Here’s what it means for you
Money guru Martin Lewis has hailed reforms which mean people who fall behind on council tax bills will not have to pay the full year’s amount just two weeks later
Switching to a four-day week ‘could save councils £1bn a year’
Switching to a four-day week ‘could save councils £1bn a year’
Period poverty forces UK women to use newspaper instead of sanitary products: ‘It’s unacceptable’
Period poverty forces UK women to use newspaper instead of sanitary products: ‘It’s unacceptable’
Wales homeless football team faces race against time to survive: ‘We’re at breaking point’

Wales homeless football team faces race against time to survive: ‘We’re at breaking point’
Carer’s allowance turns 50: ‘I keep the money side of things from her, I don’t want her to worry’

Carer’s allowance turns 50: ‘I keep the money side of things from her, I don’t want her to worry’
Inside the Big Issue: Yungblud is disrupting every boundary

Inside the Big Issue: Yungblud is disrupting every boundary
Yungblud on losing Ozzy Osbourne: ‘He was like Batman to me’

Yungblud on losing Ozzy Osbourne: ‘He was like Batman to me’
New homeless village offers ‘brilliant solution’ that organisers want to bring to a town near you

New homeless village offers ‘brilliant solution’ that organisers want to bring to a town near you
The US-Iran war creates a ‘perfect storm’ for the UK’s food supply ‘hitting the poorest hardest’

The US-Iran war creates a ‘perfect storm’ for the UK’s food supply ‘hitting the poorest hardest’
Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty

Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty
What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
Reform UK housing spokesperson sacked over ‘deeply dehumanising’ Grenfell comments

Reform UK housing spokesperson sacked over ‘deeply dehumanising’ Grenfell comments
Homeless young people ‘left to sleep rough’ after councils failed to assess their needs

Homeless young people ‘left to sleep rough’ after councils failed to assess their needs
Coroners are increasingly pointing to the housing crisis in their reports – but can it save lives?

Coroners are increasingly pointing to the housing crisis in their reports – but can it save lives?
London’s first homeless detox centre set to close: ‘We’re pushing problems back onto the streets now’

London’s first homeless detox centre set to close: ‘We’re pushing problems back onto the streets now’
Striking photos show Israeli and Palestinian mothers walking barefoot through Rome to call for peace

Striking photos show Israeli and Palestinian mothers walking barefoot through Rome to call for peace
Nearly two children in every classroom relying on food banks: ‘A national emergency’

Nearly two children in every classroom relying on food banks: ‘A national emergency’
Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed

Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed
Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne slams ‘savagery’ of government cuts to Access To Work payments

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne slams ‘savagery’ of government cuts to Access To Work payments
Kneecap break silence on terror charges: ‘I can’t be completely responsible all the time’

Kneecap break silence on terror charges: ‘I can’t be completely responsible all the time’
Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
