Homelessness

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

When Francois Pierron was sleeping rough in London, playing the public piano at St Pancras International station kept his 'dignity intact'
Where is 'home' for a dog? It's in the relationship with their human. The rest is unimportant
Andrew Gardiner

Where is 'home' for a dog? It's in the relationship with their human. The rest is unimportant

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2025

There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there's hope too
Briony Hudson

There are challenges when caring for a homeless person in palliative care – but there's hope too

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

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

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Homelessness stagnated in Labour's first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress
a homeless man pictured in his temporary accommodation
Homelessness

Homelessness stagnated in Labour's first year – but ministers warned not to mistake it for progress

Rachel Reeves unveils new 'mansion tax' on £2 million homes. But does it go far enough?
A mansion
Mansion tax

Rachel Reeves unveils new 'mansion tax' on £2 million homes. But does it go far enough?

How do Big Issue sellers make money?
Vendor Nick Cuthbert
Activism

How do Big Issue sellers make money?

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
Nicholas, in Liverpool, is wearing a grey beanie and coat with lots of layers under it
Homelessness

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather

Here's what to do if you see a homeless person
a person lies on the pavement facing away from the camera, with a guitar propped up beside them
Homelessness

Here's what to do if you see a homeless person

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
A plastic tubbed filled with food donations being passed across a table between people
volunteering

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect

Letters: I don't even know Fairytale of New York
Letters

Letters: I don't even know Fairytale of New York

Councils are turning homeless young people away from support. Gatekeeping won't end homelessness
a person dressed in a hoodie holding out their palm
Lisa Doyle

Councils are turning homeless young people away from support. Gatekeeping won't end homelessness

West Ham star Tomáš Souček: 'We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help'
Football

West Ham star Tomáš Souček: 'We cannot judge homeless people – we can only help'

Remarkable turnaround for man who lived in woods for a year: 'I thought I was going to be there forever'
Andre Hopkins at his new home
homelessness

Remarkable turnaround for man who lived in woods for a year: 'I thought I was going to be there forever'

23,500 young people face homelessness this winter: 'Now is the worst time to be homeless'
Homelessness

23,500 young people face homelessness this winter: 'Now is the worst time to be homeless'

Married at First Sight UK star Davide reveals homelessness past: 'It made me who I am today'
Married At First Sight UK star Davide Anica
Homelessness

Married at First Sight UK star Davide reveals homelessness past: 'It made me who I am today'

Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Renting

Frozen housing benefit pushes renters into homelessness. Will Labour finally listen and thaw it?

Inside the Big Issue: From grotty to grotto
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: From grotty to grotto

Philanthropist and banker John Studzinski: 'I have never forgotten what Mother Teresa told me…'
Philanthropy

Philanthropist and banker John Studzinski: 'I have never forgotten what Mother Teresa told me…'

There's much we can learn from Ukraine in the fight against homelessness
Apartment building with bomb blast damage
Nick Hardwick

There's much we can learn from Ukraine in the fight against homelessness

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Keir Starmer promises to 'put an end to unsafe housing' in exclusive article for Big Issue
Prime minister Keir Starmer.
Housing

Keir Starmer promises to 'put an end to unsafe housing' in exclusive article for Big Issue

Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless
Veterans

Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: 'It's so cruel'
pensioners sat together
Care homes

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: 'It's so cruel'

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years 
Asylum seekers

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years