Liam Geraghty
Liam has written for The Big Issue since 2017, originally starting out as a Junior Writer/Sub-Editor before working up the ranks to become Senior Reporter in 2019 and Deputy Digital Editor (News) in 2023. That role sees him take charge of news and investigations relating to housing, homelessness and social issues. He also helps Big Issue vendors tell their story.
Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed
a man with a Refugees Welcome sign in his backpack
Immigration

Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
rents uk
Renting

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
Prince William on a visit to Bournemouth
Homelessness

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning
damp and mould
Damp and mould

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning

Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here's what happened next
Aeryn, a care leaver who took part in a trial where she was given £2,000 to spend on whatever she wanted
Homelessness

Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here's what happened next

Rebellion Festival: a festival for punks who like to be beside the seaside
Punk

Rebellion Festival: a festival for punks who like to be beside the seaside

Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
Millionaire Anthony and barmaid Tilly handcuffed together on Channel 4's Handcuffed
TV

Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires

Why the hell would you write a punk song about Davos in 2026? 
An illustration of the band Asthma Kids
Music

Why the hell would you write a punk song about Davos in 2026? 

Punk isn't dead. Here's where you can find it in 2026
Taylor Swift
Punk

Punk isn't dead. Here's where you can find it in 2026

Three ways we can make a radical shift to prevent violence against women and girls
the silhouette of a women in a flat in front of the sun
Polly Neate

Three ways we can make a radical shift to prevent violence against women and girls

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026

Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
a person sleeping rough in a doorway
Homelessness

Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather