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Family left with sewage running down kitchen walls for months
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Family left with sewage running down kitchen walls for months

Government announces £65m fund to support struggling renters
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Government announces £65m fund to support struggling renters

How you can make your home energy efficient
home energy efficient
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How you can make your home energy efficient

Moving private renters into social homes could save the government £2billion a year
social homes
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Moving private renters into social homes could save the government £2billion a year

Rent arrears ‘much worse than feared’ ahead of UK cost of living crisis
Couple arguing over rent arrears
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Rent arrears ‘much worse than feared’ ahead of UK cost of living crisis

A 'secret museum' aims to showcase the real story of homelessness during Covid
Homeless deaths tribute London
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A 'secret museum' aims to showcase the real story of homelessness during Covid

More than 50 organisations call on government to prevent impending 'mass homelessness crisis'
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More than 50 organisations call on government to prevent impending 'mass homelessness crisis'

Meet the campaigner launching the 'Uber for homelessness'
Amy Varle homelessness
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Meet the campaigner launching the 'Uber for homelessness'

Volunteer-led homeless outreach team having to expand as crisis worsens
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Volunteer-led homeless outreach team having to expand as crisis worsens

London buses transformed into healthcare and support hubs for people sleeping rough
London mayor Sadiq Khan and Change Please CEO Cemal Ezel on one of the Driving For Change buses. Image: Cachella Smith
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London buses transformed into healthcare and support hubs for people sleeping rough

Just two regions in England have affordable rents for poorest families
The worst-affected areas were London, the south west and the east of England, where the poorest households shelled out over 50% of their monthly income on even the cheapest available rents.
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Just two regions in England have affordable rents for poorest families

Homelessness charity launches VR game to show kids the reality of life without a home
Crisis homelessness VR game
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Homelessness charity launches VR game to show kids the reality of life without a home

Robert Jenrick says ending rough sleeping 'isn’t high enough on the government's agenda’
Robert Jenrick rough sleeping
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Robert Jenrick says ending rough sleeping 'isn’t high enough on the government's agenda’

Know your rights as a tenant during Covid-19
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Know your rights as a tenant during Covid-19

Explained: The real cost of homelessness
cost of homelessness
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Explained: The real cost of homelessness

How a trailblazing charity could help 50,000 homeless people into work
Adviser and client discuss options at charity Commonweal offices
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How a trailblazing charity could help 50,000 homeless people into work

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Londoners tackle housing crisis themselves with largest community building project yet
community housing project in London
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Londoners tackle housing crisis themselves with largest community building project yet

Covid eviction hearings making people homeless last just minutes
Rudy Bozart eviction
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Covid eviction hearings making people homeless last just minutes

Leaseholders are beaming a doomsday clock onto a building to count down to financial ruin
cladding doomsday clock
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Leaseholders are beaming a doomsday clock onto a building to count down to financial ruin

Independence, knowledge and experience add up to support you can trust
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Independence, knowledge and experience add up to support you can trust

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