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Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping
Independence Initiative's Darren advises chancellor John Healey and prime minister Andy Burnham in the charity's pantry
Rough sleeping

Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping

The prime minister, chancellor John Healey and housing secretary Angela Rayner stacked shelves and made apple crumble with residents of Independence Initiative as they learned how Big Issue Invest is helping the charity address rough sleeping
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Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?
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Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?

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Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping
Independence Initiative's Darren advises chancellor John Healey and prime minister Andy Burnham in the charity's pantry
Rough sleeping

Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping

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A woman walking down the street
Ella Tritton

Women can’t be left out in the cold if we are to end rough sleeping

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Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping
Independence Initiative's Darren advises chancellor John Healey and prime minister Andy Burnham in the charity's pantry
Rough sleeping

Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping

What the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen in Spain teaches us about the meaning of home in 2026
87-year-old Maricarmen is kissed on the head by a supporter as she faces an eviction
Pablo Pérez

What the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen in Spain teaches us about the meaning of home in 2026

Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?
a housing estate in Luton pictured from the air
local housing allowance

Will chancellor John Healey unfreeze local housing allowance at the autumn budget?

Women can’t be left out in the cold if we are to end rough sleeping
A woman walking down the street
Ella Tritton

Women can’t be left out in the cold if we are to end rough sleeping