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Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
England needs 90,000 social homes a year to beat 'broken housing system'
Social housing
Housing

England needs 90,000 social homes a year to beat 'broken housing system'

We want YOUR questions for Declan McKenna
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We want YOUR questions for Declan McKenna

Tiny Changes to support mental health projects with new fund
tiny changes
Activism

Tiny Changes to support mental health projects with new fund

Housing benefit fails to cover rent in nearly all of England's council areas
Housing

Housing benefit fails to cover rent in nearly all of England's council areas

Women's unpaid work during crisis means a £15m daily loss for Scotland
woman city
Employment

Women's unpaid work during crisis means a £15m daily loss for Scotland

You can't separate housing from public health, says Shelter's Polly Neate
The worst-affected areas were London, the south west and the east of England, where the poorest households shelled out over 50% of their monthly income on even the cheapest available rents.
Housing

You can't separate housing from public health, says Shelter's Polly Neate

Barcelona fights housing crisis with threat to seize empty flats
Housing

Barcelona fights housing crisis with threat to seize empty flats

Free computers for 500 vulnerable people as Glasgow repair project launches
Social Justice

Free computers for 500 vulnerable people as Glasgow repair project launches

Nearly 650,000 people have lost their jobs since the start of lockdown
A young person, seen from above, sits on the floor looking through a stack of bills in front of a laptop
Employment

Nearly 650,000 people have lost their jobs since the start of lockdown

Housing benefit discrimination by landlords ruled unlawful
Housing

Housing benefit discrimination by landlords ruled unlawful

Lord John Bird demands plan to prevent homelessness as eviction ban ends
John Bird House of Lords 2019
Housing

Lord John Bird demands plan to prevent homelessness as eviction ban ends

16 homeless people known to have died with Covid-19 in England
homelessness and Rough sleeping Alexander Baxevanis
Housing

16 homeless people known to have died with Covid-19 in England

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