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Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why
It’s 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?

It’s 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned

Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned
Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures

Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures
London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It’s hurting UK growth

London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It’s hurting UK growth
‘I’m going to miss him’: Calls for plaque in memory to ‘gentle’ Big Issue vendor who died aged 57

‘I’m going to miss him’: Calls for plaque in memory to ‘gentle’ Big Issue vendor who died aged 57
Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions

Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons

Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons
‘Rushed implementation’ of AI in DWP benefits system could ‘harm’ people, experts fear

‘Rushed implementation’ of AI in DWP benefits system could ‘harm’ people, experts fear
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel

Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs

Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs
Renters’ Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told

Renters’ Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told
Retailers warn there’s ‘little hope of prices going anywhere but up’ – while they make huge profits

Retailers warn there’s ‘little hope of prices going anywhere but up’ – while they make huge profits
I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell

I’m paying £5,000 a year on energy bills – and was left without heating and hot water as snow fell
Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner

Building 1.5 million homes will only ‘make a dent’ in housing crisis, warns Angela Rayner
‘I have patients in pain waiting years’: Healthcare workers ‘cautious’ about Labour’s NHS plans

‘I have patients in pain waiting years’: Healthcare workers ‘cautious’ about Labour’s NHS plans
Energy bills expected to rise again in April – and it could be ‘soul destroying’ for struggling families

Energy bills expected to rise again in April – and it could be ‘soul destroying’ for struggling families
Labour must clamp down on ‘mega-donors’ like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn

Labour must clamp down on ‘mega-donors’ like Elon Musk influencing UK politics, experts warn
Interest rates, stamp duty and sky-high rents: This is what’s going to happen to house prices in 2025
