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Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here's how that cash could help instead
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Sending rough sleepers to prison comes at a huge cost. Here's how that cash could help instead
'Nuisance' rough sleepers could be imprisoned for one month under new Tory plans. But there are cheaper ways to help than locking people up
This is what 'clearing' UK asylum backlog looks like: Homeless refugees in the cold needing help
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This is what 'clearing' UK asylum backlog looks like: Homeless refugees in the cold needing help
Man left 'suicidal' and sacrificing food after being 'harassed' by debt collectors
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Man left 'suicidal' and sacrificing food after being 'harassed' by debt collectors
I've been homeless in this city. Now I'm helping tourists discover its hidden secrets
I've been homeless in this city. Now I'm helping tourists discover its hidden secrets
Home Office to halt asylum evictions amid soaring refugee homelessness crisis
Home Office to halt asylum evictions amid soaring refugee homelessness crisis
Protesters demand end of refugees being made homeless ahead of Christmas: 'We're failing people'
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Protesters demand end of refugees being made homeless ahead of Christmas: 'We're failing people'
Number of refugees evicted into homelessness triples in wake of Home Office asylum change
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Number of refugees evicted into homelessness triples in wake of Home Office asylum change
Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister
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Allowing asylum seekers to work will help tackle growing refugee homelessness crisis, says minister
Homeless man set on fire while he slept in 'shocking attack'
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Homeless man set on fire while he slept in 'shocking attack'
King's Speech shows government has 'no plan' to end rough sleeping or tackle long-term problems
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King's Speech shows government has 'no plan' to end rough sleeping or tackle long-term problems
Here's what would happen if Prince William opened up royal palaces to homeless people
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Here's what would happen if Prince William opened up royal palaces to homeless people
'This is a city of homeless people': Finding hope in the horror with hidden heroes of Ukraine
![Father Vitaliy Novak on the ground in Ukraine](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1583_Ukraine_STRIH_final_TV-verzia_na-synchron.01_08_23_04.Still199.jpg?w=768)
'This is a city of homeless people': Finding hope in the horror with hidden heroes of Ukraine
How we can end the housing crisis and fix the UK, explained
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