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.
How the Homeless World Cup saved a Sacramento footballer's life
Lisa Wrightson and her team mate Tiffany Fraser stand with their arms around each other, wearing Tshirts saying 'made at Sac state'
Homeless World Cup

How the Homeless World Cup saved a Sacramento footballer's life

Homeless World Cup: The home nations heading to Sacramento
A ball hits the back of the net in Mexico City
Homeless World Cup

Homeless World Cup: The home nations heading to Sacramento

Homeless World Cup: 20 years of transforming lives through football
Players celebrate with a trophy
Homeless World Cup

Homeless World Cup: 20 years of transforming lives through football

Renters protest outside London event helping landlords maximise profits
Protesters hold a banner which reads
Renting

Renters protest outside London event helping landlords maximise profits

‘A bad situation is becoming disastrous’: Number of homes for rent in London has plummeted since Covid
there's a shortage of homes to rent in London
Renting

‘A bad situation is becoming disastrous’: Number of homes for rent in London has plummeted since Covid

The climate crisis risks putting more homeless people in hospital as temperatures rise
homelessness and the climate crisis
Climate crisis

The climate crisis risks putting more homeless people in hospital as temperatures rise

The number of people sleeping rough in London has surged 20% in just a year
rough sleeping in London
Rough sleeping

The number of people sleeping rough in London has surged 20% in just a year

Big Issue vendor Dave Martin reunited with Prince William as royal launches plan to end homelessness
Big Issue vendor Dave Martin and Prince William
Our vendors

Big Issue vendor Dave Martin reunited with Prince William as royal launches plan to end homelessness

Is the UK heading for a housing market crash?
what is a housing crash
Housing crisis

Is the UK heading for a housing market crash?

Prince William launches five-year Homewards project to end homelessness
Prince William launches Homewards project to end homelessness
Homelessness

Prince William launches five-year Homewards project to end homelessness

Gary Lineker says government could learn from Michael Eavis’s Glastonbury social housing project
Gary Lineker joins Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis and family to mark the social homes project
Social housing

Gary Lineker says government could learn from Michael Eavis’s Glastonbury social housing project

Prince William opens London housing project offering cut-price rents to youngsters facing homelessness
Prince William visiting Centrepoint's Reuben House
Homelessness

Prince William opens London housing project offering cut-price rents to youngsters facing homelessness