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Protesters demand end of refugees being made homeless ahead of Christmas: ‘We’re failing people’
Refugee homelessness crisis

Protesters demand end of refugees being made homeless ahead of Christmas: ‘We’re failing people’

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor John McIntyre who died at 69: ‘He was a good egg’
Our Vendors

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor John McIntyre who died at 69: ‘He was a good egg’

‘Hostile architecture’ appears outside hospital where rough sleepers’ tents were destroyed
Homelessness

‘Hostile architecture’ appears outside hospital where rough sleepers’ tents were destroyed

Net migration to UK hit record high in 2022, new figures show – with ‘strong public support’
Migration

Net migration to UK hit record high in 2022, new figures show – with ‘strong public support’

Meet Museum of Homelessness poet Surfing Sofas: ‘There’s a special kind of love on the streets’
Music

Meet Museum of Homelessness poet Surfing Sofas: ‘There’s a special kind of love on the streets’

‘Five friends influence government’ as UK inches closer to compulsory domestic abuse lessons
Education

‘Five friends influence government’ as UK inches closer to compulsory domestic abuse lessons

‘Meltdown averted for now’: Grassroots music venues’ relief at Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
venue watch

‘Meltdown averted for now’: Grassroots music venues’ relief at Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces raise in local housing allowance for first time in three years
Autumn Statement

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces raise in local housing allowance for first time in three years

Listen to Sleaford Mods cover Pet Shop Boys classic West End Girls to raise money for Shelter
Music

Listen to Sleaford Mods cover Pet Shop Boys classic West End Girls to raise money for Shelter

Sadiq Khan gives councils new powers to buy 10,000 homes and take on social housing crisis
Housing crisis

Sadiq Khan gives councils new powers to buy 10,000 homes and take on social housing crisis

Benefits claimants to lose free NHS prescriptions if they refuse work: ‘We will take your benefits away’
Benefits

Benefits claimants to lose free NHS prescriptions if they refuse work: ‘We will take your benefits away’

Wagamama launches cooking classes at female prison to give inmates ‘a second chance’
Prisons

Wagamama launches cooking classes at female prison to give inmates ‘a second chance’

‘People’s tents are being taken away’: Charities condemn new powers to criminalise ‘nuisance rough sleeping’
Rough sleeping

‘People’s tents are being taken away’: Charities condemn new powers to criminalise ‘nuisance rough sleeping’

Rwanda judgement means asylum seekers can ‘sleep without fear’, says charity behind court victory
Immigration

Rwanda judgement means asylum seekers can ‘sleep without fear’, says charity behind court victory

Number of Welsh prisoners sleeping rough on release has trebled in one year
Rough sleeping

Number of Welsh prisoners sleeping rough on release has trebled in one year

Government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, Supreme Court finds
Immigration

Government plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, Supreme Court finds

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Map shows where you can find a warm bank near you this winter
Cost of living crisis

Map shows where you can find a warm bank near you this winter

Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister
Exclusive

Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister

DWP plans for ‘welfare cuts’ slammed as ‘utter evil’ by disability campaigners
Welfare reforms

DWP plans for ‘welfare cuts’ slammed as ‘utter evil’ by disability campaigners

Rough sleepers left ‘scared and disgusted’ after homeless tents destroyed near London hospital
Rough sleeping

Rough sleepers left ‘scared and disgusted’ after homeless tents destroyed near London hospital