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Homelessness
Refugees need more help to avoid becoming trapped in homelessness
Refugees need more help to avoid becoming trapped in homelessness
The decision to force refugees out of asylum accommodation at short notice has contributed to the homelessness crisis pushing local authorities to the brink. Writing for the Big Issue on Refugee Week, Chartered Institute of Housing’s John Perry says some councils are taking positive steps to tackle the prevent homelessness
Put drug overdose kits in pubs, train stations and shopping centres to save homeless peoples' lives
Put drug overdose kits in pubs, train stations and shopping centres to save homeless peoples' lives
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Meet the lawyers stepping in to help homeless people rebuild: 'People don't know their rights'
Meet the lawyers stepping in to help homeless people rebuild: 'People don't know their rights'
Rough sleeping to finally be decriminalised with scrapping of 'cruel' 200-year law
Rough sleeping to finally be decriminalised with scrapping of 'cruel' 200-year law
I spent more than 20 years homeless and battling addiction. Giving me a home turned my life around
I spent more than 20 years homeless and battling addiction. Giving me a home turned my life around
This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels
This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels
New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the 'inhumane' way mothers are cut off from their children
New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the 'inhumane' way mothers are cut off from their children
'Explain to me why I'm homeless': Rough sleeper's rage tells us a lot about what's keeping people homeless
'Explain to me why I'm homeless': Rough sleeper's rage tells us a lot about what's keeping people homeless
Government warned disability benefit cuts will drive people into homelessness, not work
Government warned disability benefit cuts will drive people into homelessness, not work
Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs and The Salt Path author Raynor Winn on homelessness and human spirit
Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs and The Salt Path author Raynor Winn on homelessness and human spirit
Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: 'People have no other option'
Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: 'People have no other option'
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: 'On a knife edge'
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: 'On a knife edge'
'Without Big Issue we wouldn't be here today': How Big Issue opened doors for smash hit The Salt Path
'Without Big Issue we wouldn't be here today': How Big Issue opened doors for smash hit The Salt Path
Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart
Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart
Croydon family spends staggering 9,500 days in so-called temporary accommodation
Croydon family spends staggering 9,500 days in so-called temporary accommodation
Wales' long-awaited and 'radical' homelessness bill promises shift to prevention
Wales' long-awaited and 'radical' homelessness bill promises shift to prevention
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
Calls for immediate no-fault eviction ban as new stats cast doubt on so-called landlord exodus
Calls for immediate no-fault eviction ban as new stats cast doubt on so-called landlord exodus
We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here's what Labour must do
We need a fundamental reset of our broken homelessness system. Here's what Labour must do
This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: 'I want to work my way up'
This Prince William-backed project helps homeless young people into careers: 'I want to work my way up'
Homelessness hit new record highs in England in 2024: 'The system is at breaking point'
Homelessness hit new record highs in England in 2024: 'The system is at breaking point'
Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London's streets surges almost 40% in just a year
Number of rough sleepers living long-term on London's streets surges almost 40% in just a year
These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point
