Rough Sleeping

Rough sleeping to finally be decriminalised with scrapping of ‘cruel’ 200-year law
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping to finally be decriminalised with scrapping of ‘cruel’ 200-year law

The Labour government has pledged to scrap the Vagrancy Act which has criminalised rough sleeping since the Napoleonic Wars in 2026

I spent more than 20 years homeless and battling addiction. Giving me a home turned my life around
Homelessness

I spent more than 20 years homeless and battling addiction. Giving me a home turned my life around

Wayne was given a home and support through Housing First with the help of The Salvation Army. As part of our Big Issue Community Roadshow in Cardiff, he told the Big Issue how he went from the streets to telling his remarkable story to Prince William

This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels
Homelessness

This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels

Labour has vowed to end the use of asylum hotels in a bid to save taxpayer cash. One housing project in Oxfordshire claims to offer an alternative that would save money and prevent asylum seekers facing homelessness

Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart
Rough Sleeping

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
Andrew Connell and Jez Bushnell

How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change

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How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Homelessness

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London’s streets surges almost 40% in just a year
Rough sleeping

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
Rough sleeping

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
Homelessness

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
Homelessness

‘Hidden crisis’ of rural homelessness needs urgent attention – here’s one way to fix it

Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it
Melissa Gilpin

Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don’t show it

‘They had nowhere to go’: The story of rough sleepers left outside in London’s Covid-19 lockdowns
Homelessness

‘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?
Homelessness

Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?

Labour must learn from the Covid-era Everyone In scheme to end homelessness
John Glenton

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
Homelessness

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
Refugee homelessness

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

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’
Homelessness

Rough sleeping in England soars by 20% in just a year: ‘It’s a red alert warning’

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali: ‘We must take difficult decisions now to get back on track’
Rushanara Ali

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali: ‘We must take difficult decisions now to get back on track’

Labour doubles emergency homelessness funding to £60m: ‘No one should live in fear of losing their home’
Homelessness

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

Rough sleeping a ‘source of national shame’, government told

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Homelessness on the rise in Finland for first time in over a decade: ‘It’s unacceptable’
Homelessness

Homelessness on the rise in Finland for first time in over a decade: ‘It’s unacceptable’

‘Staggering’ increase in young people facing homelessness, charity says
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‘Staggering’ increase in young people facing homelessness, charity says

Homelessness doesn’t hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians
Matthew Torbitt

Homelessness doesn’t hibernate. But ending it could be a vote-winner for all politicians

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop
Jacob

Housing developers are raking in cash while young people sleep in parks – it has to stop