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How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis
Homelessness

How Eastbourne became the face of England’s temporary accommodation crisis

Last week the number of children growing up in temporary accommodation in England hit yet another record-high of 175,990. Very few places are feeling the scale of the homelessness crisis like Eastbourne

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Empty homes

Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness

A coalition of 25 cross-sector organisations, including Big Issue, has urged housing minister Matthew Pennycook to produce a national empty homes strategy to bring homes back into use

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Housing and homelessness

The people and organisations making life better for those on the margins

Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?
Letters

Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?

Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation
Transport

Mayors urged to follow Andy Burnham in giving free bus passes to kids in temporary accommodation

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New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?
Glen O’Hara

New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?

Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: ‘I wanted to help’
Homelessness

Meet the inspirational 15-year-old girl with a plan to house homeless families: ‘I wanted to help’

Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality
Margaret-Ann Brünjes

Only investment at the next budget will turn Scottish housing rights into housing reality

The housing crisis is going nowhere. 2026 must offer a better vision for the future
Mark Washer

The housing crisis is going nowhere. 2026 must offer a better vision for the future

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’
Housing

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’

Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact
Duncan Shrubsole

Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact

I’m a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state’s failures on homelessness
Paula Barker

I’m a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state’s failures on homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?

‘The only reason I got a place is I was set on fire’: The voices behind Labour’s homelessness plan
Katy Savage

‘The only reason I got a place is I was set on fire’: The voices behind Labour’s homelessness plan

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?
homelessness

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour’s strategy mean for them?

Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
homelessness

Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy

New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis
homelessness

New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy
Homelessness

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour’s child poverty strategy

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: ‘Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs’
Alison McGovern

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: ‘Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs’

3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England
Homelessness

3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England

The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back
Yo-yo Homes

The Yo-yo Home files: These are the Right to Buy properties councils have lost millions on buying back

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Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: ‘When will this end?’
Homelessness

Number of homeless children in England hits yet another record high: ‘When will this end?’

Debt trap nation: How England is failing homeless mothers and children
Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki

Debt trap nation: How England is failing homeless mothers and children

Alison McGovern: ‘Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue’
Alison McGovern

Alison McGovern: ‘Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue’

No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together
James Hickman

No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together