Homelessness

I went to Andy Burnham's rough sleeping summit. The government has a task ahead but we live in hope
John Bird

I went to Andy Burnham's rough sleeping summit. The government has a task ahead but we live in hope

I believe that rough sleeping is an unacceptable human rights abuse. We should not allow people to fall apart and die young on our streets
Andy Burnham won't end rough sleeping with Shabana Mahmood’s brutal immigration reforms
home secretary Shabana Mahmood
Bethan Lant

Andy Burnham won't end rough sleeping with Shabana Mahmood’s brutal immigration reforms

Mr Motivator faced homelessness as a single dad. It's now driving his crusade to give children beds
Mr Motivator
Furniture poverty

Mr Motivator faced homelessness as a single dad. It's now driving his crusade to give children beds

Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: 'The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice'
Housing

Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: 'The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice'

No domestic abuse survivor should miss out on a safe home because an abusive partner left them with debt
Polly Neate and Katherine Brickell

No domestic abuse survivor should miss out on a safe home because an abusive partner left them with debt

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Rough sleeping in London is falling. But new stats show 'urgent action' is needed from Andy Burnham
Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech as he hosts a rough sleeping summit in 10 Downing Street
Housing

Rough sleeping in London is falling. But new stats show 'urgent action' is needed from Andy Burnham

Autumn budget 2026: Keeping housing benefit freeze 'puts rough sleeping promise at risk'
Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey opted not to unfreeze local housing allowance at the 2026 autumn budget
Housing

Autumn budget 2026: Keeping housing benefit freeze 'puts rough sleeping promise at risk'

How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?
a homeless man lying down sleeping rough on the street
Housing

How can we end rough sleeping when frontline workers are facing burnout?

Andy Burnham: 'I'm not naive. You can't say there will be nobody sleeping rough after Christmas'
Andy Burnham at Connection at St Martin-in-the-fields
Interview

Andy Burnham: 'I'm not naive. You can't say there will be nobody sleeping rough after Christmas'

Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?
prime minister Andy Burnham
Homelessness

Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping while prisons are in crisis?

Inside the Big Issue: Mr Skelly is feeling lucky
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Mr Skelly is feeling lucky

'I was homeless and now I'm a tour guide. It's walking and talking - which I'm actually good at!'
Mandy shares historical facts in the gardens of Old Gala House, a 16th-century mansion that’s now a museum
Travel

'I was homeless and now I'm a tour guide. It's walking and talking - which I'm actually good at!'

If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons
a prisoner behind prison bars
Pavan Dhaliwal

If Andy Burnham wants to end rough sleeping he must close the revolving door in prisons

These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act
Charles Booth's 1889 colour-coded map of poverty in London
Ben Rogers

These 19th-century maps changed poverty in London. Today we have all the information we need to act

'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'

'Personal stories help us to understand how people can end up homeless'
Dr Karishmeh Felfeli-Crawford's story of falling into homelessness resonated with readers
Letters

'Personal stories help us to understand how people can end up homeless'

Inside the Big Issue: Prison Break
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Prison Break

‘If my dog can’t go, I’m not going’: Why pet-friendly housing matters
Big Issue vendor Robin Price cuddles his Jack Russell, Tinks both wearing their red Big Issue tabards
Advertorial

‘If my dog can’t go, I’m not going’: Why pet-friendly housing matters

An academic put trackers on homeless people to see what they could learn. Here's what they did next
University of Roehampton lead researcher Dr Melissa Jogie
Homelessness

An academic put trackers on homeless people to see what they could learn. Here's what they did next

There is a taboo around periods and homelessness. It's leaving women sleeping rough on the streets
A homeless women pictured going behind the bins to get some privacy while on her period
Homelessness

There is a taboo around periods and homelessness. It's leaving women sleeping rough on the streets

What counting women sleeping rough in London taught me about Andy Burnham's homelessness promise
a woman sitting on the side of a road
Homelessness

What counting women sleeping rough in London taught me about Andy Burnham's homelessness promise

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham's government. I'm not embarrassed to say I cried'
Andy Burnham
Letters

'I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham's government. I'm not embarrassed to say I cried'

How Big Issue is holding Andy Burnham’s government to account on homelessness
Andy Burnham and the homelessness minister Florence Eshalomi
Isabella McRae

How Big Issue is holding Andy Burnham’s government to account on homelessness

Should renters have a triple lock to cap sky-high rents? Zack Polanski thinks so
Zack Polanski
rent controls

Should renters have a triple lock to cap sky-high rents? Zack Polanski thinks so

Aberdeen through the eyes of a former homeless person: 'I showed Prince William around the city'
Invisible Cities tour guide showing a tour group a mural by Sheffield artist Phlegm at Holborn Junction, Aberdeen
Travel

Aberdeen through the eyes of a former homeless person: 'I showed Prince William around the city'