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Grenfell, Lewis Hamilton and the Kingspan sponsorship row: What is it all about?
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Grenfell

Grenfell, Lewis Hamilton and the Kingspan sponsorship row: What is it all about?

These before and after photos show the power of a haircut for people experiencing homelessness
homelessness photos
Homelessness

These before and after photos show the power of a haircut for people experiencing homelessness

Almost 700 homeless people died in 2020 - and real figure could be higher
Homelessness

Almost 700 homeless people died in 2020 - and real figure could be higher

The innovative 'nap pads' that could save the lives of homeless people
Homelessness

The innovative 'nap pads' that could save the lives of homeless people

Homeless deaths surge by almost 20 per cent in Scotland
Homeless deaths tribute London
Homelessness

Homeless deaths surge by almost 20 per cent in Scotland

Wales is paying landlords to give up their empty properties to homeless people
Homelessness

Wales is paying landlords to give up their empty properties to homeless people

'I know what it's like to be on the street' Why a London frontline homeless worker is backing our campaign
Stop Mass Homelessness
Stop mass homelessness

'I know what it's like to be on the street' Why a London frontline homeless worker is backing our campaign

How we could avoid the looming homelessness crisis – and save billions at the same time
Stop Mass Homelessness

How we could avoid the looming homelessness crisis – and save billions at the same time

Councils back The Big Issue's Stop Mass Homelessness campaign
Stop Mass Homelessness
Housing

Councils back The Big Issue's Stop Mass Homelessness campaign

Government blocks bid to scrap 200-year-old law that criminalises rough sleeping
vagrancy act
Vagrancy Act

Government blocks bid to scrap 200-year-old law that criminalises rough sleeping

This man was sleeping at Heathrow's Terminal 5 when Covid hit. Now he's made a film about it
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Homelessness

This man was sleeping at Heathrow's Terminal 5 when Covid hit. Now he's made a film about it

Almost all Welsh councils are bracing themselves for a surge in homelessness this winter
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Housing

Almost all Welsh councils are bracing themselves for a surge in homelessness this winter

Smoke alarms will finally be required in social housing - almost five years after Grenfell
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Fire Safety

Smoke alarms will finally be required in social housing - almost five years after Grenfell

Revealed: Thousands of homes being built on floodplains ignore climate change risk
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Housing

Revealed: Thousands of homes being built on floodplains ignore climate change risk

Homelessness could cost the government £2.6bn a year without action
Stop Mass Homelessness
Stop Mass Homelessness

Homelessness could cost the government £2.6bn a year without action

Robert Jenrick's 'unlawful' approval of Tory donor's £1bn development is reversed
Housing

Robert Jenrick's 'unlawful' approval of Tory donor's £1bn development is reversed

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Jeff Bezos has donated $100m to homelessness causes – here's how much that is in the real world
Jeff Bezos charity
Homelessness

Jeff Bezos has donated $100m to homelessness causes – here's how much that is in the real world

‘It’s beyond belief’: Only one social home built for every 192 households on waiting lists
social rent home
Social Housing

‘It’s beyond belief’: Only one social home built for every 192 households on waiting lists

New Holloway Prison site will have homes for women leaving the justice system
Housing

New Holloway Prison site will have homes for women leaving the justice system

Rent increases hit 13-year high as people flock back to cities
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Renting

Rent increases hit 13-year high as people flock back to cities

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