Homelessness

'Give people a chance': Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
Monica Galetti is the new executive chef of 130 Primrose.
Food

'Give people a chance': Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness

Big Issue sits down with MasterChef: The Professionals judge Monica Galetti in 130 Primrose, a new London restaurant which offers people a way out of homelessness
Inside the Big issue: Pier pressure
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big issue: Pier pressure

Legislative Theatre is bringing policymakers and homeless people together to create change
Legislative Theatre in action
Democracy

Legislative Theatre is bringing policymakers and homeless people together to create change

I'm an artist who used to be homeless. Here are five things I wish I'd known before I started
Advice

I'm an artist who used to be homeless. Here are five things I wish I'd known before I started

Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents
Exclusive

Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
an aerial shot of London
Housing

How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London

Inside the Big Issue: Extract the juice with David Shrigley
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Extract the juice with David Shrigley

‘I was told I'm lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
Housing campaigners call for no more overcrowding
Housing

‘I was told I'm lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’

Meet Rene Robbins, the 100-year-old artist who survived homelessness: ‘I'd cry myself to sleep'
1oo year old artist Rene Robbins
Art

Meet Rene Robbins, the 100-year-old artist who survived homelessness: ‘I'd cry myself to sleep'

The little understood link between hoarding and homelessness sees property prioritised over people
a cluttered home affected by hoarding
Claire Lomax

The little understood link between hoarding and homelessness sees property prioritised over people

Homelessness remains at crisis point so we’re funding local solutions to fix it
a homeless man sleeping rough
Duncan Shrubsole

Homelessness remains at crisis point so we’re funding local solutions to fix it

Young people 'hounded' for rent upfront to get a social home: 'It's meant to be affordable housing'
the silhouette of a young person in a home
Housing

Young people 'hounded' for rent upfront to get a social home: 'It's meant to be affordable housing'

Our appearance on BBC Radio 4's The Reunion reaffirms why Big Issue exists
John Bird

Our appearance on BBC Radio 4's The Reunion reaffirms why Big Issue exists

How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’
a number of players from the Street Child World Cup lying down with their feet in the air
Football

How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’

The Renters' Rights Act must finally give tenants the service they pay landlords a premium for
a hand putting a key into another hand
Rachael Williamson

The Renters' Rights Act must finally give tenants the service they pay landlords a premium for

Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people
Monica Galetti
Food

Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people

Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban
renters protest in London with protesters holding placards
Renting

Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban

Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Renting

Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’

Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: 'Now build on it'
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
Homelessness

Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: 'Now build on it'

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: 'A clear failure'
Inside Wembley Stadium
Homelessness

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: 'A clear failure'

104 children's deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: 'We should be outraged'
An image of a baby
Homelessness

104 children's deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: 'We should be outraged'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Gilbert & George: 'Homeless people tend not to end up in a picture'
Gilbert & George's artwork - Number Twelve, featuring their friend George Crompton
Art

Gilbert & George: 'Homeless people tend not to end up in a picture'

Wales homeless football team faces race against time to survive: ‘We’re at breaking point’
Wayne Ellaway Homeless World Cup
Homelessness

Wales homeless football team faces race against time to survive: ‘We’re at breaking point’

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?
Boarded-up empty homes in Bradford
Housing

Why are homes left empty in the UK and how can we fill them up?

New homeless village offers 'brilliant solution' that organisers want to bring to a town near you
Social Bite co-founder Josh Littlejohn on the steps of one of the modular homes at the new Harriet Gardens village
Homelessness

New homeless village offers 'brilliant solution' that organisers want to bring to a town near you