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Are thousands of asylum seekers about to be kicked out of hotels?
Immigration

Are thousands of asylum seekers about to be kicked out of hotels?

I’ve had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something
Sam Edmunds

I’ve had a knife pulled on me and seen people chased with machetes – so I had to do something

Empty council-owned buildings ‘could pave way for 25,000 new homes’
Housing

Empty council-owned buildings ‘could pave way for 25,000 new homes’

Asylum hotel court ruling risks letting ‘violent mobs dictate government policy’, experts say
Asylum hotels

Asylum hotel court ruling risks letting ‘violent mobs dictate government policy’, experts say

The TikTokification of politics: Will it engage young people or does it miss the point entirely?
Politics

The TikTokification of politics: Will it engage young people or does it miss the point entirely?

Mark was homeless and sleeping in his car. Now he’s just graduated with a first-class degree
Homelessness

Mark was homeless and sleeping in his car. Now he’s just graduated with a first-class degree

Inside the Big Issue: Think pig
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Think pig

Glasgow council knew this building was dangerous for years. Its collapse left people homeless
Homelessness

Glasgow council knew this building was dangerous for years. Its collapse left people homeless

Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row
Politics

Calls for homeless minister Rushanara Ali to resign over rent hike row

The fight to keep two libraries in two of Liverpool’s most deprived areas: ‘It would be a grievous blow’
Libraries

The fight to keep two libraries in two of Liverpool’s most deprived areas: ‘It would be a grievous blow’

Sick gran stuck in bed bug-infested flat nine months after GP ordered her to be moved
Bed bugs

Sick gran stuck in bed bug-infested flat nine months after GP ordered her to be moved

Community housing project offering affordable homes forever up for a prestigious architecture award
Housing

Community housing project offering affordable homes forever up for a prestigious architecture award

Disabled Big Issue vendor Jason has fought 21 years for an accessible home. There are millions like him
Our Vendors

Disabled Big Issue vendor Jason has fought 21 years for an accessible home. There are millions like him

Inside the Big Issue: Can we find this man a proper place to live?
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Can we find this man a proper place to live?

Rough sleeping in London ‘nowhere near on track’ to end by 2030
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London ‘nowhere near on track’ to end by 2030

Prince William’s Homewards project is building homes for homeless youngsters
Homelessness

Prince William’s Homewards project is building homes for homeless youngsters

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Average rent now £400 per month higher than five years ago, Rightmove says: ‘Another new record’
Renting

Average rent now £400 per month higher than five years ago, Rightmove says: ‘Another new record’

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic death: ‘He would always help everybody’
Our Vendors

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic death: ‘He would always help everybody’

Donald Trump wants to ‘criminalise’ homeless people because it’s not ‘nice’ seeing tents on streets
Homelessness

Donald Trump wants to ‘criminalise’ homeless people because it’s not ‘nice’ seeing tents on streets

Inside the Big Issue: The UK riots, one year on
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The UK riots, one year on