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Lush founder Mark Constantine shares his own experience of homelessness
News

Lush founder Mark Constantine shares his own experience of homelessness

The first official homeless deaths count finds 597 people died in 2017
a person lies on the pavement facing away from the camera, with a guitar propped up beside them
Housing

The first official homeless deaths count finds 597 people died in 2017

Fact/Fiction: Was King Wenceslas actually any good?
News

Fact/Fiction: Was King Wenceslas actually any good?

London’s luxury Langham Hotel is adding its afternoon tea to a food waste app
Karma
Environment

London’s luxury Langham Hotel is adding its afternoon tea to a food waste app

PO boxes for homeless people will help fight financial exclusion
Housing

PO boxes for homeless people will help fight financial exclusion

How to solve Britain's overstuffed Christmas food waste epidemic
Environment

How to solve Britain's overstuffed Christmas food waste epidemic

The government is launching 11 new rough sleeping hubs across England
Homeless man on bench
Housing

The government is launching 11 new rough sleeping hubs across England

The pubs and restaurants opening their doors to the homeless this Christmas
Housing

The pubs and restaurants opening their doors to the homeless this Christmas

Vendor City Guide: Chicago
News

Vendor City Guide: Chicago

The number of homeless deaths since last winter has risen to 550
Rough sleeper
Housing

The number of homeless deaths since last winter has risen to 550

Jon Snow backs £10k bid to keep youth homelessness centre funded
New Horizon Youth Centre Jon Snow
Housing

Jon Snow backs £10k bid to keep youth homelessness centre funded

The most influential book in Brexit?
Politics

The most influential book in Brexit?

Selina Hales is welcoming refugees to Glasgow with open arms
Activism

Selina Hales is welcoming refugees to Glasgow with open arms

We're going AUGMENTED REALITY in January with our 'Tech For Good' special
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We're going AUGMENTED REALITY in January with our 'Tech For Good' special

More than 12,000 people in England will be sleeping rough this Christmas
A homeless man sits on the floor of a trin station, wrapped in blankets with a cup in front of them
Housing

More than 12,000 people in England will be sleeping rough this Christmas

123,000 children are living in temporary accommodation this year
Housing

123,000 children are living in temporary accommodation this year

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Can self-help chatbots really make me a better person?
News

Can self-help chatbots really make me a better person?

How can you help rough sleepers in cold weather?
homeless deaths
Activism

How can you help rough sleepers in cold weather?

This is the shocking reality of foodbanks in 2018
Social Justice

This is the shocking reality of foodbanks in 2018

This letting agency is giving young care leavers a hand-up with housing
Andrews Property Group
News

This letting agency is giving young care leavers a hand-up with housing