Rough Sleeping
It’s 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
It’s 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
The 200-year-old Vagrancy Act won’t be axed until it is replaced but neither the Labour government nor its Tory predecessors have set a date for it to be finally removed from the statute book
Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures
Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures
Rough sleeping winter pressures funding has been increased from £10m to £30m after freezing January pushed frontline homelessness services to the limit. But Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali admitted the funding alone will not ‘plug the gap’
How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
Being out in cold weather can be dangerous, especially if you have nowhere else to go. Here’s how to help people who are homeless in winter
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
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
More than half of Brits think there’ll always be significant levels of homelessness
More than half of Brits think there’ll always be significant levels of homelessness
Housing First is a success in other countries – so why can’t we make it work in the UK?
Housing First is a success in other countries – so why can’t we make it work in the UK?
Housing First must expand in 2025 to create a national homelessness strategy that works for all
Housing First must expand in 2025 to create a national homelessness strategy that works for all
Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide
Homelessness doesn’t have to rise in 2025 – here’s what can be done to turn the tide
‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
‘This could be a lifesaver’: Homeless pods equipped with heart monitors open for Christmas
Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: ‘We’re still waiting’
Labour must scrap controversial 200-year-old law criminalising rough sleeping: ‘We’re still waiting’
Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: ‘It’s time to turn the tide’
Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: ‘It’s time to turn the tide’
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
More than 50,000 UK workers homeless this Christmas: ‘No guarantee that work means a home’
Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I’m working in a London fine-dining restaurant
Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I’m working in a London fine-dining restaurant
Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?
Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?
Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting
Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting
Big Issue founder storms out of ‘farce’ rough sleeping inquiry: ‘I’ve heard this for 30 years’
Big Issue founder storms out of ‘farce’ rough sleeping inquiry: ‘I’ve heard this for 30 years’
Thousands of young people face homelessness every year. Here’s one way you can help
Thousands of young people face homelessness every year. Here’s one way you can help
‘It should incense us all’: Rough sleeping in London hits new record high
‘It should incense us all’: Rough sleeping in London hits new record high
What Labour’s autumn budget means for the housing crisis and homelessness
What Labour’s autumn budget means for the housing crisis and homelessness
‘Utterly unsustainable’: Homelessness in London at highest level on record
‘Utterly unsustainable’: Homelessness in London at highest level on record
Homelessness services face cliff-edge unless Labour gives budget boost for rough sleepers
Homelessness services face cliff-edge unless Labour gives budget boost for rough sleepers
‘Destitution by design’: UK’s ‘hostile environment’ has left thousands destitute and homeless
‘Destitution by design’: UK’s ‘hostile environment’ has left thousands destitute and homeless
Andy Burnham wants to give homes to Manchester’s rough sleepers in ‘sea change for housing’
