Housing

‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don't have the care for people that we should have’
prime minister Andy Burnham outside 10 Downing Street
Housing

‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don't have the care for people that we should have’

Andy Burnham tells Big Issue why he has pledged to offer every person rough sleeping in England a place off the streets by Christmas
Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM's salary to homelessness fight: ‘I want to lead from the front’
Prime minister Andy Burnham cooking at homelessness charity The Passage
Housing

Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM's salary to homelessness fight: ‘I want to lead from the front’

Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham
prime minister Andy Burnham outside 10 Downing Street
Rough sleeping

Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham

Florence Eshalomi named as homelessness minister: 'I know what a difference a safe home makes'
Homelessness

Florence Eshalomi named as homelessness minister: 'I know what a difference a safe home makes'

Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here's why it won't work
Housing crisis

Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here's why it won't work

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Andy Burnham wants to prevent homelessness. But can he do it in 'landlord-class Britain'?
The silhouette of a homeless person sat in front of a house illustrated as a calculator
Investigation

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
Prime minister Andy Burnham pictured with a child in Sheffield
Housing

Labour 'turning the tide' on homelessness but Burnham 'must go further' to help homeless kids

The growing movement preventing homeless people from having to choose between their pet and a home
Newcastle's drop-in hub The Joseph Cowen Health Centre has a pet-friendly policy
Pets

The growing movement preventing homeless people from having to choose between their pet and a home

Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping. These new statistics show the challenge he faces
Andy Burnham volunteering at London homelessness charity The Passage on the day he was named prime minister
Homelessness

Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping. These new statistics show the challenge he faces

'I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night'
London Big Issue vendor Simon Denis
Housing

'I ended up on the streets for about 16 months. I wasn’t bedding down, I was taking buses at night'

The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There's only one way to fix it
Social housing
Social housing

The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There's only one way to fix it

Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness
Anti-immigration protesters confront riot police in Manchester in 2024 riots
Homelessness

Revealed: One in every 21 people sentenced over 2024 riots was experiencing homelessness

If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
A grocery shop
food

If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20

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

These Londoners were promised millions for affordable homes. 10 years later, they're still waiting
East London residents campaigning for affordable housing
Housing

These Londoners were promised millions for affordable homes. 10 years later, they're still waiting

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

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

How one woman's arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping
Campaigner Kerri Douglas
homelessness

How one woman's arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping

New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here's how he aims to do it
New prime minister Andy Burnham outside 10 Downing Street
Housing

New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here's how he aims to do it

Awaab's Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here's what you need to know
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Housing

Awaab's Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here's what you need to know

Will Andy Burnham introduce rent controls as prime minister?
renters from ACORN and London Renters Union storm the stage at the National Landlord Investment Show to demand rent controls
Housing

Will Andy Burnham introduce rent controls as prime minister?

Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat
Energy House 2.0 in Salford
Technology

Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here's how Andy Burnham can take action
Stock image of a homeless woman
Housing

Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here's how Andy Burnham can take action

Revealed: Homeless people face 'postcode lottery' of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves
a homeless man in hot weather
Investigation

Revealed: Homeless people face 'postcode lottery' of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves

Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans
Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer meet school children in Manchester
Housing

Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans

Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’
a housing estate in Luton pictured from the air
Housing

Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’