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furniture poverty

Homeless young people slapped with £1,800 carpet bill after finally being housed
A furnished bedroom
Homelessness

Homeless young people slapped with £1,800 carpet bill after finally being housed

Young people experiencing homelessness who aren’t care leavers are facing huge bills for essentials such as carpets, ovens, fridges and freezers leaving them facing poverty amid local authority cuts
These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
a bare mattress pushed against a window in a dark room
Charity

These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need

Letters: I'm a pensioner and I agree with cutting winter fuel payments – I don't need it
Letters

Letters: I'm a pensioner and I agree with cutting winter fuel payments – I don't need it

Gail Porter on going from TV star to homeless and the power of having your own washing machine
Furniture poverty

Gail Porter on going from TV star to homeless and the power of having your own washing machine

'They gave me hope': As 'appliance poverty' bites, this charity is helping people 'out of the hole'
Poverty

'They gave me hope': As 'appliance poverty' bites, this charity is helping people 'out of the hole'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Children forced to sleep on floors as parents skip meals due to cost of living – something has to give
children
Child poverty

Children forced to sleep on floors as parents skip meals due to cost of living – something has to give

Where to find grants for furniture and carpets in 2023
Housing

Where to find grants for furniture and carpets in 2023

Empty shell Britain: One family’s experience of furniture poverty
Social Justice

Empty shell Britain: One family’s experience of furniture poverty