Social housing
Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people’s doorsteps

Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people’s doorsteps
JobsPlus is tackling youth unemployment by reaching NEETs in social housing, supporting them in the local community and helping them get jobs
The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it

The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There’s only one way to fix it
Daniel Hewitt has been investigating squalid conditions in the UK’s social housing for years. For him, there is only one solution to the housing crisis: getting a state-backed housebuilder to deliver social homes
Awaab’s Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here’s what you need to know

Awaab’s Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here’s what you need to know
The law was named after a toddler who tragically died and puts legal protections in place for social housing tenants living in damp and mouldy homes
I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: ‘What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?’
Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: ‘What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?’
Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?

Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?
‘I was told I’m lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’

‘I was told I’m lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
Letters: The government should build MPs a hotel, then they won’t need second homes

Letters: The government should build MPs a hotel, then they won’t need second homes
Why are homeless people being excluded from social housing? There has to be a better way

Why are homeless people being excluded from social housing? There has to be a better way
Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
A new homelessness law in Wales is being called ‘world-leading’. Here’s why

A new homelessness law in Wales is being called ‘world-leading’. Here’s why
Family want justice after great-grandma’s body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks

Family want justice after great-grandma’s body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
Providing carpets in social housing won’t be mandatory. It fails to meet basic standards of decency

Providing carpets in social housing won’t be mandatory. It fails to meet basic standards of decency
New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?

New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?
The housing crisis is going nowhere. 2026 must offer a better vision for the future

The housing crisis is going nowhere. 2026 must offer a better vision for the future
Why we’re creating new housing union in 2026 to help renters, residents and leaseholders take on power

Why we’re creating new housing union in 2026 to help renters, residents and leaseholders take on power
Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy

Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
Revealed: Council sells homes for £10m under Right to Buy – then spends £33m buying them back

Revealed: Council sells homes for £10m under Right to Buy – then spends £33m buying them back
Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud: ‘We need to place quality at the centre of our lives. Not quantity’

Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud: ‘We need to place quality at the centre of our lives. Not quantity’
Mayors to get greater powers to build social homes in their regions: ‘Go big, go bold, go build’

Mayors to get greater powers to build social homes in their regions: ‘Go big, go bold, go build’
The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back

The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back
I’ve worked on the frontline making social housing repairs – Awaab’s Law must bring real change

I’ve worked on the frontline making social housing repairs – Awaab’s Law must bring real change
Dad of boy who died due to mould in flat says he’s ‘proud’ of his son for saving lives

Dad of boy who died due to mould in flat says he’s ‘proud’ of his son for saving lives
Yo-yo Homes ‘indefensible’ and highlight broken system, MPs say after Big Issue’s Right to Buy exposé

Yo-yo Homes ‘indefensible’ and highlight broken system, MPs say after Big Issue’s Right to Buy exposé
Reversing Right to Buy may sound radical. But it could fix the housing shortage
