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Here's how Rachel Reeves can help end the 'moral stain' of homelessness in the autumn budget
rachel reeves making a speech
Matt Downie

Here's how Rachel Reeves can help end the 'moral stain' of homelessness in the autumn budget

Matt Downie, chief executive of crisis, explains why unfreezing housing benefit could be the key to ending homelessness – and the chancellor could announce it in her autumn budget later this month
The stereotype is that homelessness comes from bad choices – but it could happen to anyone
homeless peoples' tents in street
Gabrielle Pickard Whitehead

The stereotype is that homelessness comes from bad choices – but it could happen to anyone

Dispersed accommodation is the future for helping domestic abuse survivors escape homelessness
a woman holding a cup of tea
Rachel Shuter

Dispersed accommodation is the future for helping domestic abuse survivors escape homelessness

Oxford university lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it's no longer shocking
Bianca Robinson

Oxford university lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it's no longer shocking

Debt trap nation: How England is failing homeless mothers and children
Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki

Debt trap nation: How England is failing homeless mothers and children

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Labour won't reduce homelessness until they understand how it links to immigration
homeless tents
Louisa Thomas

Labour won't reduce homelessness until they understand how it links to immigration

Alison McGovern: 'Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue'
homelessness minister Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern

Alison McGovern: 'Homelessness crisis is a reminder of how politics can fail people. It cannot continue'

The hidden homelessness crisis is fuelled by the scourge of domestic abuse
Maria Sookias

The hidden homelessness crisis is fuelled by the scourge of domestic abuse

No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together
a dog with their owner
James Hickman

No one should face homelessness alone: How Dogs Trust keeps homeless people and their dogs together

First minister John Swinney: 'We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live'
Scottish first minister John Swinney
John Swinney

First minister John Swinney: 'We must ensure that every child in Scotland has a good place to live'

The first-ever World Vacant Homes Day is putting focus on bringing empty homes back into use
boarded-up empty homes
Adam Cliff and Tom Gilligan

The first-ever World Vacant Homes Day is putting focus on bringing empty homes back into use

Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here's how
a tent on the street
Lauren Aronin

Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here's how

How the criminal justice system is setting people up to fail
Campbell Robb

How the criminal justice system is setting people up to fail

Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast
Homelessness
Duncan Shrubsole

Dear Steve Reed: We must do better at tackling homelessness – and fast

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues
John Bird

Happy birthday, Big Issue. Our work continues

Therapists shouldn't all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds
Image of man on therapy couch
Andrea San Pedro-Lunn

Therapists shouldn't all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds

Supported housing saves the taxpayer billions – but it's facing an urgent financial crisis
a person in a wheelchair at a home with a chalkboard
Suzannah Young

Supported housing saves the taxpayer billions – but it's facing an urgent financial crisis

Donald Trump wants 'the homeless to move out' – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Steven MacKenzie

Donald Trump wants 'the homeless to move out' – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention

It takes more than a set of keys to help someone out of homelessness – trust me, I know
a hand holding house keys
Gary Meek

It takes more than a set of keys to help someone out of homelessness – trust me, I know

Public service means putting people first. Government ministers shouldn't be landlords
Former homelessness minister Rushanara Ali and housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa
Kwajo Tweneboa

Public service means putting people first. Government ministers shouldn't be landlords

Racism is hardwired into our housing system – trust me, I know
Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson MP

Racism is hardwired into our housing system – trust me, I know

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Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we're setting people up to fail
a prisoner behind prison bars
Campbell Robb

Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we're setting people up to fail

The housing crisis isn't a competition between helping 'our own' and supporting others
A housing estate in England
Nosheen Malik

The housing crisis isn't a competition between helping 'our own' and supporting others

Benefit cuts are not a 'pathway to work' – they risk making people homeless
a blue tent pitched in a car park with a shopping trolley and plastic bags leaning against it
Emma Haddad

Benefit cuts are not a 'pathway to work' – they risk making people homeless

If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness
Mick Clarke and Eleanor Lyons

If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness