Council Housing

'I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts'
Natalie Thomas
Natalie Thomas

'I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts'

Lewisham councillor Natalie Thomas is calling on the government to unfreeze local housing allowance rates at the budget to prevent councils from having to bring in cuts to cover the cost of homelessness
How Big Issue inspired government to bring empty homes back into use
boarded up empty homes
Housing

How Big Issue inspired government to bring empty homes back into use

Don’t be fooled: reviving the Help to Buy scheme won’t make housing more affordable in 2026
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook with two other people, all in hi-vis with hard hats
Maya Singer Hobbs

Don’t be fooled: reviving the Help to Buy scheme won’t make housing more affordable in 2026

Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
Housing

Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’

Andy Burnham's council house revolution only works if we build homes fit to withstand the heat
Emma Howard Boyd

Andy Burnham's council house revolution only works if we build homes fit to withstand the heat

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Andy Burnham's approach to housing could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump
Andy Burnham delivering a speech in Manchester
Housing

Andy Burnham's approach to housing could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump

Half a million empty homes are 'hiding in plain sight'. Here's how to unlock them
Stock image of a row of houses
Housing

Half a million empty homes are 'hiding in plain sight'. Here's how to unlock them