Housing

‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family
Supported lodgings

‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family

During National Supported Lodgings Week, the Big Issue meets the people behind Concrete Rose CIC in Cambridge – the supported lodgings scheme matching young people without family to hosts with a spare room
Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless
Veterans

Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’
Big Issue ambassador Rose Williams and her great aunt, who was threatened with eviction.
Care homes

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’

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3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England

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Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless
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Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless

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Asylum seekers

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Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’
Big Issue ambassador Rose Williams and her great aunt, who was threatened with eviction.
Care homes

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’

Prince William and Gordon Brown join forces to tackle homelessness: ‘Dignity can be restored’
Gordon Brown and Prince William at a Homewards event
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Prince William and Gordon Brown join forces to tackle homelessness: ‘Dignity can be restored’

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Haunted houses are a classic horror trope – but are they scarier than damp, mould and landlords?
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Rachel Reeves faces calls to resign over rental rule break: ‘Politicians can’t be left off easy’
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing pressure to quit over her rental home error
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Rachel Reeves faces calls to resign over rental rule break: ‘Politicians can’t be left off easy’

Renters’ Rights Act: Labour’s landmark rental reforms receive royal assent and finally become law
affordable housing
Renters’ Rights Act

Renters’ Rights Act: Labour’s landmark rental reforms receive royal assent and finally become law

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Renters Reform Bill campaigners call for the end of no-fault evictions
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3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England
a homeless man lying down sleeping rough on the street
Homelessness

3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England

More than 4,700 people are homeless on London’s streets: ‘The situation is terrible’
a man sleeping rough on the street
Homelessness

More than 4,700 people are homeless on London’s streets: ‘The situation is terrible’

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

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

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A plumber is reaching up into the bottom of a boiler in a white room
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Homelessness

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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
RENTING

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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

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‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family
Supported lodgings

‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family

Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless
Veterans

Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’
Big Issue ambassador Rose Williams and her great aunt, who was threatened with eviction.
Care homes

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’

3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England
a homeless man lying down sleeping rough on the street
Homelessness

3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England

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