Andy Burnham: 'I'm not naive. You can't say there will be nobody sleeping rough after Christmas'
Andy Burnham at Connection at St Martin-in-the-fields
Interview

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?
prime minister Andy Burnham
Homelessness

Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?

Everyone agrees we need more homes. So why aren’t they being built?
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Everyone agrees we need more homes. So why aren’t they being built?

'I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life'
Ali Hashi
Prisons

'I had to be honest with myself after leaving prison. I wanted a different life'

'I was homeless and now I'm a tour guide. It's walking and talking - which I'm actually good at!'
Mandy shares historical facts in the gardens of Old Gala House, a 16th-century mansion that’s now a museum
Travel

'I was homeless and now I'm a tour guide. It's walking and talking - which I'm actually good at!'

'I used to be a prison governor. Now I support prison leavers become self-employed'
Andy Gullick
Prisons

'I used to be a prison governor. Now I support prison leavers become self-employed'

If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons
a prisoner behind prison bars
Pavan Dhaliwal

If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons

Could ensuring every child has a laptop in school help solve the NEETs crisis?
A child's hands on a laptop
Elizabeth Anderson

Could ensuring every child has a laptop in school help solve the NEETs crisis?

'I completed university degrees in prison. It made me realise I had something to contribute'
Dan Whyte
Dan Whyte

'I completed university degrees in prison. It made me realise I had something to contribute'

Reacher author Lee Child: ‘What prisoners write is really interesting. Some are unbelievable’
Lee Child with his latest group in prisons
Prisons

Reacher author Lee Child: ‘What prisoners write is really interesting. Some are unbelievable’

These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act
Charles Booth's 1889 colour-coded map of poverty in London
Ben Rogers

These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act

I was told I was 'too young' to have Parkinson’s when I applied for a Blue Badge
Joanne Robinson
Joanne Robinson

I was told I was 'too young' to have Parkinson’s when I applied for a Blue Badge

Meet the man whose goal is to fix the UK's faltering prison system with football
Crxssbar football
Prisons

Meet the man whose goal is to fix the UK's faltering prison system with football

Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits
A person racing in a wheelchair. I
benefits

Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits

'I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts'
Natalie Thomas
Natalie Thomas

'I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts'

We've been saying for years that prevention is the answer to poverty. People are finally listening
John Bird

We've been saying for years that prevention is the answer to poverty. People are finally listening

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'I fell into addiction after my prison sentence. Yoga helped my recovery and now I teach it in prisons'
Prisons

'I fell into addiction after my prison sentence. Yoga helped my recovery and now I teach it in prisons'

Hygiene poverty is the hidden cost-of-living trap. Why we must remove VAT on essentials to address it
a person spraying a creme on to their hands
Michael Gidney

Hygiene poverty is the hidden cost-of-living trap. Why we must remove VAT on essentials to address it

'There have been too many deaths at the hands of the welfare system. It's time to end the violence'
disability benefits protest
China Mills

'There have been too many deaths at the hands of the welfare system. It's time to end the violence'

An academic put trackers on homeless people to see what they could learn. Here's what they did next
University of Roehampton lead researcher Dr Melissa Jogie
Homelessness

An academic put trackers on homeless people to see what they could learn. Here's what they did next