Housing
Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness 'swept under the rug' and rough sleepers removed from Paris
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Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness 'swept under the rug' and rough sleepers removed from Paris
'We are France – we are supposed to be the country for human rights! Yet there is no support, no real plan'
How Labour's housebuilding target of 1.5 million new homes hinges on just six private companies
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How Labour's housebuilding target of 1.5 million new homes hinges on just six private companies
What is the Renters' Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
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What is the Renters' Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
Four problems Labour must solve to deliver the social housing Britain urgently needs
Four problems Labour must solve to deliver the social housing Britain urgently needs
How many times have we walked by people, men and women, lying on the streets?
How many times have we walked by people, men and women, lying on the streets?
Tory government had no plan to end homelessness in England, watchdog finds
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Tory government had no plan to end homelessness in England, watchdog finds
Prison crisis: Early release scheme could see hundreds of prisoners released into homelessness
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Prison crisis: Early release scheme could see hundreds of prisoners released into homelessness
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
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How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Our right to housing is dependent on our immigration status – that's the definition of racism
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Our right to housing is dependent on our immigration status – that's the definition of racism
Academics put trackers on homeless people – what they learned could be a 'game-changer'
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Academics put trackers on homeless people – what they learned could be a 'game-changer'
Activist Kwajo Tweneboa: 'We're facing the biggest housing crisis since World War II'
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Activist Kwajo Tweneboa: 'We're facing the biggest housing crisis since World War II'
Homeless people need more than sandwiches – they need and deserve to be seen as individuals
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Homeless people need more than sandwiches – they need and deserve to be seen as individuals
Prince William insists it's possible to end homelessness as Homewards project turns one
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Prince William insists it's possible to end homelessness as Homewards project turns one
Big Issue and Cardboard Citizens present new film series showing homelessness is more than one story
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Big Issue and Cardboard Citizens present new film series showing homelessness is more than one story
Rachel Reeves brings back mandatory housing targets – but Labour has a huge mountain to climb
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Rachel Reeves brings back mandatory housing targets – but Labour has a huge mountain to climb
UK needs 120,000 new rental homes to cut record-high rents, Rightmove warns
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UK needs 120,000 new rental homes to cut record-high rents, Rightmove warns
Keir Starmer can ‘only bring real change by fixing the housing emergency’
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Keir Starmer can ‘only bring real change by fixing the housing emergency’
Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years
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Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years
Young people to the next government: Make homes truly affordable
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Young people to the next government: Make homes truly affordable
'You can't criminalise your way out of homelessness': UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers
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