Rough Sleeping
Are we witnessing a turning point in how we tackle homelessness?
Are we witnessing a turning point in how we tackle homelessness?
The UK government is finally repealing the Vagrancy Act. Crisis chief exec Matt Downie explains why it’s a ‘watershed moment’
Scrapping the Vagrancy Act won’t end the criminalisation of rough sleeping
Scrapping the Vagrancy Act won’t end the criminalisation of rough sleeping
Government responses shape public attitudes toward street homelessness. Repealing the Vagrancy Act 1824 is a positive step forward, but it risks being largely symbolic as rough sleepers face a growing use of other powers, writes Sheffield Hallam University’s Dr Benjamin Archer
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
When temperatures soar, people sleeping on the streets are at risk of dehydration and sunstroke. Here’s how you can help.
Put drug overdose kits in pubs, train stations and shopping centres to save homeless peoples’ lives
Put drug overdose kits in pubs, train stations and shopping centres to save homeless peoples’ lives
Rough sleeping to finally be decriminalised with scrapping of ‘cruel’ 200-year law
Rough sleeping to finally be decriminalised with scrapping of ‘cruel’ 200-year law
I spent more than 20 years homeless and battling addiction. Giving me a home turned my life around
I spent more than 20 years homeless and battling addiction. Giving me a home turned my life around
This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels
This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels
Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart
Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London’s streets surges almost 40% in just a year
Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London’s streets surges almost 40% in just a year
These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point
These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
‘Hidden crisis’ of rural homelessness needs urgent attention – here’s one way to fix it
‘Hidden crisis’ of rural homelessness needs urgent attention – here’s one way to fix it
‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns
‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
We must prepare for a hard-right election win in 2029, says Museum of Homelessness founder
We must prepare for a hard-right election win in 2029, says Museum of Homelessness founder
Labour must learn from the Covid-era Everyone In scheme to end homelessness
Labour must learn from the Covid-era Everyone In scheme to end homelessness
Former homeless people take over empty Debenhams to open one of UK’s biggest charity shops
Former homeless people take over empty Debenhams to open one of UK’s biggest charity shops
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Rough sleeping in England soars by 20% in just a year: ‘It’s a red alert warning’
Rough sleeping in England soars by 20% in just a year: ‘It’s a red alert warning’
Labour doubles emergency homelessness funding to £60m: ‘No one should live in fear of losing their home’
Labour doubles emergency homelessness funding to £60m: ‘No one should live in fear of losing their home’
Rough sleeping a ‘source of national shame’, government told
Rough sleeping a ‘source of national shame’, government told
Most Brits don’t realise you can be homeless without sleeping rough
Most Brits don’t realise you can be homeless without sleeping rough
Homelessness on the rise in Finland for first time in over a decade: ‘It’s unacceptable’
