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Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs

Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs
Social enterprise Fat Macy’s offers kitchen and hospitality training before helping them with job hunting and securing housing
How will the government end rough sleeping? We asked the homelessness minister

How will the government end rough sleeping? We asked the homelessness minister
Florence Eshalomi, the minister of state for homelessness, democracy, communities and faith, tries her hand at latte art before sitting down with the Big Issue to discuss the government’s plans to offer all rough sleepers a route off the street by Christmas
Is it fair to ask a homeless person to give up their pet to get a home? Half of Brits say no

Is it fair to ask a homeless person to give up their pet to get a home? Half of Brits say no
The prime minister’s promise of a route off the street for all rough sleepers by Christmas will be undermined by the fact only one in 10 hostels are pet-friendly, a Big Issue survey finds
If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done
If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done
Meet the homeless people living in hotel rooms miles from their home towns: ‘It took its toll’
Meet the homeless people living in hotel rooms miles from their home towns: ‘It took its toll’
More than 1,700 people died while homeless in 2025. It’s a ‘national scandal’

More than 1,700 people died while homeless in 2025. It’s a ‘national scandal’
Ilkeston Big Issue vendor James Allerton: ‘My dog is like a son to me’
Ilkeston Big Issue vendor James Allerton: ‘My dog is like a son to me’
Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’

Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a ‘council housing revolution’ or a ‘massive backtrack’?

Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a ‘council housing revolution’ or a ‘massive backtrack’?
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: ‘Bills are rising but so are we’

Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: ‘Bills are rising but so are we’
‘Mum’s no longer with us. I know she’d be proud that my job is helping people into a secure home’

‘Mum’s no longer with us. I know she’d be proud that my job is helping people into a secure home’
Andy Burnham wants to prevent homelessness. But can he do it in ‘landlord-class Britain’?

Andy Burnham wants to prevent homelessness. But can he do it in ‘landlord-class Britain’?
Labour ‘turning the tide’ on homelessness but Burnham ‘must go further’ to help homeless kids

Labour ‘turning the tide’ on homelessness but Burnham ‘must go further’ to help homeless kids
Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here’s how Andy Burnham can take action

Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here’s how Andy Burnham can take action
Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans

Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans
Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That’s the reality for thousands of families

Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That’s the reality for thousands of families
Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’

Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’
‘As a frontline homelessness worker, I know that pets can be just as vulnerable as their owners’

‘As a frontline homelessness worker, I know that pets can be just as vulnerable as their owners’
‘For someone who has lost their home, their income, their family, a dog might be all they have’

‘For someone who has lost their home, their income, their family, a dog might be all they have’
One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: ‘Nobody cares about us’

One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: ‘Nobody cares about us’
‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’

‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’
Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’

Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’
How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world

How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London

How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
‘I was told I’m lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
