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PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds
Disability benefits

PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds

Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans
Housing

Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans

Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’
Housing

Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’

Angela Rayner: ‘Westminster’s one-size-fits-all approach won’t fix homelessness’
Politics

Angela Rayner: ‘Westminster’s one-size-fits-all approach won’t fix homelessness’

Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That’s the reality for thousands of families
heatwave

Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That’s the reality for thousands of families

Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’
Immigration

Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’

North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
Social Justice

North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen

Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
Fuel Poverty

Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty

The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’
Housing

The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’

Rough sleeping finally decriminalised after 200 years: ‘Homeless people are not criminals’
Housing

Rough sleeping finally decriminalised after 200 years: ‘Homeless people are not criminals’

Baby banks are becoming ‘as normalised as food banks’ as 1,000 children a day need support
Baby banks

Baby banks are becoming ‘as normalised as food banks’ as 1,000 children a day need support

Inside the Big Issue: Still looking for liberty
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Still looking for liberty

Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?
Politics

Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?

Inside the Big Issue: Hive hopes
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Hive hopes

In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods
Khaula Jamil

In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods

Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: ‘What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?’
Housing

Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: ‘What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?’

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The Londoners living without access to water for six months as temperatures rise: ‘It’s unbearable’
Housing

The Londoners living without access to water for six months as temperatures rise: ‘It’s unbearable’

London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis
Artificial Intelligence

London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis

One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: ‘Nobody cares about us’
Homelessness

One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: ‘Nobody cares about us’

Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn
Homelessness

Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn