Housing
Autumn budget 2026: Keeping housing benefit freeze 'puts rough sleeping promise at risk'
Autumn budget 2026: Keeping housing benefit freeze 'puts rough sleeping promise at risk'
Chancellor John Healey decided not to raise local housing allowance rates at the autumn budget. Campaigners have warned it will lead to families facing 'impossible choices'
How the housing crisis turned into a political football
How the housing crisis turned into a political football
Can Labour still hit their 1.5 million homes target?
Can Labour still hit their 1.5 million homes target?
How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?
How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?
What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis
What Mr Skelly can teach us about the housing crisis
Andy Burnham: 'I'm not naive. You can't say there will be nobody sleeping rough after Christmas'
Andy Burnham: 'I'm not naive. You can't say there will be nobody sleeping rough after Christmas'
Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?
Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?
Everyone agrees we need more homes. So why aren’t they being built?
Everyone agrees we need more homes. So why aren’t they being built?
If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons
If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons
These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act
These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act
'I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts'
'I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts'
An academic put trackers on homeless people to see what they could learn. Here's what they did next
An academic put trackers on homeless people to see what they could learn. Here's what they did next
There is a taboo around periods and homelessness. It's leaving women sleeping rough on the streets
There is a taboo around periods and homelessness. It's leaving women sleeping rough on the streets
What counting women sleeping rough in London taught me about Andy Burnham's homelessness promise
What counting women sleeping rough in London taught me about Andy Burnham's homelessness promise
How Big Issue inspired government to bring empty homes back into use
How Big Issue inspired government to bring empty homes back into use
Should renters have a triple lock to cap sky-high rents? Zack Polanski thinks so
Should renters have a triple lock to cap sky-high rents? Zack Polanski thinks so
Aberdeen through the eyes of a former homeless person: 'I showed Prince William around the city'
Aberdeen through the eyes of a former homeless person: 'I showed Prince William around the city'
How will the government end rough sleeping? We asked the homelessness minister
How will the government end rough sleeping? We asked the homelessness minister
Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson
Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson
Ending rough sleeping isn't just about money – it takes everyone pulling together
Ending rough sleeping isn't just about money – it takes everyone pulling together
The success of Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge can’t be judged on Christmas Day. Here’s why
The success of Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge can’t be judged on Christmas Day. Here’s why
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
A disabled Big Issue vendor has launched legal action to get an accessible home: 'I've had enough'
A disabled Big Issue vendor has launched legal action to get an accessible home: 'I've had enough'
'I don’t fit the stereotype of a homeless person. My story shows how it can happen to anyone'
'I don’t fit the stereotype of a homeless person. My story shows how it can happen to anyone'
If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done
