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Robert Jenrick: Vagrancy Act ‘should be repealed’
Robert Jenrick in the House of Commons today, where he said the Vagrancy Act ‘should be repealed’
Housing

Robert Jenrick: Vagrancy Act ‘should be repealed’

976 candles: One for each person who died while homeless in 2020
Homeless deaths tribute
Housing

976 candles: One for each person who died while homeless in 2020

Jasmine's Law: Fight goes on to stop 'cruel' no pets clauses for tenants
Housing

Jasmine's Law: Fight goes on to stop 'cruel' no pets clauses for tenants

2,500 people slept rough in England through the pandemic, figures show
homelessness and Rough sleeping Alexander Baxevanis
Housing

2,500 people slept rough in England through the pandemic, figures show

Sunak's 'mishandling' of furlough caused redundancy spike, says Labour
Rishi Sunak James Veysey/Shutterstock
Politics

Sunak's 'mishandling' of furlough caused redundancy spike, says Labour

Naomi Osaka: It shouldn't just be athletes of colour who fight injustice
Naomi Osaka
News

Naomi Osaka: It shouldn't just be athletes of colour who fight injustice

UK’s worst case scenario climate incidents are ‘already happening’
Worst case scenario flooding events are already happening in the climate crisis
Environment

UK’s worst case scenario climate incidents are ‘already happening’

‘Far too many lives cut short’ as homeless deaths rise 10% in Scotland
Homeless deaths in Scotland
Housing

‘Far too many lives cut short’ as homeless deaths rise 10% in Scotland

Universal Credit claims double since March
The number of people claiming Universal Credit has doubled since March
Social Justice

Universal Credit claims double since March

Unemployment among BAME groups now double that of white people
Workers in the gig economy are more likely to have had their employment rights violated.
Employment

Unemployment among BAME groups now double that of white people

Covid roadmap: Read Boris Johnson's full statement to Parliament
News

Covid roadmap: Read Boris Johnson's full statement to Parliament

Women 'more likely to take up online learning during Covid-19'
Online learning
Employment

Women 'more likely to take up online learning during Covid-19'

A person died while homeless every nine hours in 2020
Covid-19 cases are rising among London homeless people
Housing

A person died while homeless every nine hours in 2020

Trainspotting: 'It's quite a fix, I’ve got to be honest with you'
Robin Price trains Heidi Burton
News

Trainspotting: 'It's quite a fix, I’ve got to be honest with you'

Fact/Fiction: Can spinach send emails?
spinach emails
News

Fact/Fiction: Can spinach send emails?

Lockdown drives 40% spike in homeless youth mental health problems
Young people experiencing homelessness struggled with their mental health in lockdown
Housing

Lockdown drives 40% spike in homeless youth mental health problems

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Tax fraud 23 times less likely to be prosecuted than benefits crime
Is Justice blind on tax fraud
News

Tax fraud 23 times less likely to be prosecuted than benefits crime

Gig economy: What does the Supreme Court's Uber decision mean for workers?
What does the Supreme Court's Uber decision mean for workers? Image credit: Shopblocks / Wikimedia Commons
Employment

Gig economy: What does the Supreme Court's Uber decision mean for workers?

'I get a few extra pennies': The Big Issue vendor helping Covid-hit grocers
Will Herbert has been helping a local business to support Covid-hit producers. Image credit: nourishedcommunities.com
News

'I get a few extra pennies': The Big Issue vendor helping Covid-hit grocers

Hospitality sector 'could lose one million jobs' if lockdown isn't eased
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been warned of mass job losses as he sets out a
Employment

Hospitality sector 'could lose one million jobs' if lockdown isn't eased

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