Homelessness

Homeless people were given £2,000, no strings attached. Here’s what they spent the money on
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Homelessness

Homeless people were given £2,000, no strings attached. Here’s what they spent the money on

The Centre for Homelessness Impact trial transferred a lump sum directly into bank accounts but the study showed people spent the cash on furniture, courses and even a second-hand car
We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal
Jess Turtle

We need a stepchange in how we deal with homelessness in 2026 so society can heal

New Year's resolutions: What does the world need to get right in 2026?
Your views

New Year's resolutions: What does the world need to get right in 2026?

After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones is spending his first Christmas in his own home
Music

After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones is spending his first Christmas in his own home

Labour's veterans minister: How we're tackling the 'national shame' of veteran homelessness
Louise Sandher-Jones

Labour's veterans minister: How we're tackling the 'national shame' of veteran homelessness

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
What do homeless people really think about Labour's digital ID cards?
Lord John Bird on Suella Braverman's comments regarding street homelessness as a lifestyle choice
Digital ID

What do homeless people really think about Labour's digital ID cards?

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Christmas dinner
Christmas

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’
London skyline
Housing

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’

Why were young people barely mentioned in Labour's homelessness strategy?
Prime minister Keir Starmer hosting a press conference with school children.
Phil Kerry

Why were young people barely mentioned in Labour's homelessness strategy?

Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Duncan Shrubsole

Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact

I'm a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state's failures on homelessness
homeless tents in front of a building
Paula Barker

I'm a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state's failures on homelessness

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion 'risks thousands losing their home'
a homeless person sleeping rough on the streets
homelessness

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion 'risks thousands losing their home'

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
housing secretary Steve Reed
homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?

Everything you need to know about Labour's homelessness strategy
a person experiencing homelessness lying down on the street
Homelessness

Everything you need to know about Labour's homelessness strategy

'The only reason I got a place is I was set on fire': The voices behind Labour's homelessness plan
homeless tents on the street
Katy Savage

'The only reason I got a place is I was set on fire': The voices behind Labour's homelessness plan

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour's strategy mean for them?
a homeless person lying on the street with their belongings
homelessness

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour's strategy mean for them?

Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
homelessness minister Alison McGovern alongside Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
homelessness

Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy

New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
homelessness

New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis

We're Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: 'Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989'
Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, photographed by Debra Hurness-Brown
Child poverty

We're Going on a Bear Hunt author Michael Rosen: 'Life is harder for kids now than it was in 1989'

Letters: I'm all for sorting immigration – but people's evilness is beyond me
Letters

Letters: I'm all for sorting immigration – but people's evilness is beyond me

How the housing crisis led to these dogs spending this Christmas homeless
Lurcher dog Wilbur
Dogs

How the housing crisis led to these dogs spending this Christmas homeless

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour's child poverty strategy
a girl in the front room of a home in front of the window
Homelessness

GPs and teachers to be told when kids become homeless as part of Labour's child poverty strategy

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: 'Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs'
Homelessness minister Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern

Homelessness minister Alison McGovern: 'Labour will stop homeless kids growing up in B&Bs'

What a row over a tent village in London's West End says about the homelessness crisis
A man and a woman with their two dogs in a tent
Homelessness

What a row over a tent village in London's West End says about the homelessness crisis

I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me
Homelessness

I was homeless on the streets of London. The public piano at St Pancras station saved me