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Renters’ Rights Bill must become law ‘as soon as possible’, housing minister says
Labour housing minister Matthew Pennycook in a Renters' Rights Bill parliamentary debate
Renting

Renters’ Rights Bill must become law ‘as soon as possible’, housing minister says

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook overturned amendments on pet deposits, student homes and military accommodation from the House of Lords as the Renters’ Rights Bill moves into its final stages in parliament
Zarah Sultana calls for MPs to be banned from being landlords
placards reading 'Power to the Renters' and 'Homes 4 All'
Housing

Zarah Sultana calls for MPs to be banned from being landlords

Single-parent families almost four times more likely to be homeless than families with two parents
a father and daughter washing hands
Homelessness

Single-parent families almost four times more likely to be homeless than families with two parents

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Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home
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Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home

This charity converts shipping containers into homes for homeless people
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This charity converts shipping containers into homes for homeless people

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Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK

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Inside the Big Issue: Spinal Tap vs HUNTR/X

‘Cruel’ housing benefit ‘quirk’ forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work
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‘Cruel’ housing benefit ‘quirk’ forces thousands of vulnerable young people to give up work

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

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Zarah Sultana calls for MPs to be banned from being landlords
placards reading 'Power to the Renters' and 'Homes 4 All'
Housing

Zarah Sultana calls for MPs to be banned from being landlords

Renters’ Rights Bill must become law ‘as soon as possible’, housing minister says
Labour housing minister Matthew Pennycook in a Renters' Rights Bill parliamentary debate
Renting

Renters’ Rights Bill must become law ‘as soon as possible’, housing minister says

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
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Renting

Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?

Letters: The far right needs to accept asylum seekers aren’t just going to disappear
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Letters: The far right needs to accept asylum seekers aren’t just going to disappear

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Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September
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Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September

‘I was homeless at 16’: DJ Charlie Sloth on rough sleeping and living in poverty as a young father
Homelessness

‘I was homeless at 16’: DJ Charlie Sloth on rough sleeping and living in poverty as a young father

Can modular housing help solve London’s homelessness crisis?
Homelessness

Can modular housing help solve London’s homelessness crisis?

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
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How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

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How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
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Homelessness

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
Harleen Nottay presenter of UNTOLD, SCAMMED: BRITAIN’S RENTAL RIP OFF
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I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
Nicholas, in Liverpool, is wearing a grey beanie and coat with lots of layers under it
Homelessness

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
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Renters’ Rights Bill must become law ‘as soon as possible’, housing minister says
Labour housing minister Matthew Pennycook in a Renters' Rights Bill parliamentary debate
Renting

Renters’ Rights Bill must become law ‘as soon as possible’, housing minister says

Zarah Sultana calls for MPs to be banned from being landlords
placards reading 'Power to the Renters' and 'Homes 4 All'
Housing

Zarah Sultana calls for MPs to be banned from being landlords

Single-parent families almost four times more likely to be homeless than families with two parents
a father and daughter washing hands
Homelessness

Single-parent families almost four times more likely to be homeless than families with two parents

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home
Housing

Revealed: How Lifetime ISAs block some young people from buying their first home

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