Homelessness
Rough sleeping is deadly. We meet the NHS outreach workers trying to save lives on the street
Rough sleeping is deadly. We meet the NHS outreach workers trying to save lives on the street
Efforts to treat homelessness as a health problem often rely on lone mavericks and short-term cash. Can NHS reforms bring more long-term thinking?
'I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me'
'I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me'
A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy
A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy
Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: 'I’d be lost without her'
Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: 'I’d be lost without her'
How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees
Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he's training to keep bees
'Give people a chance': Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
'Give people a chance': Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
Legislative Theatre is bringing policymakers and homeless people together to create change
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
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
Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents
How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
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: 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’
‘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'
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
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
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'
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
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’
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
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
Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people
Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban
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’
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'
