Homelessness
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2022
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2022
Experts worry about a looming crisis of homelessness. These are the rough sleeping figures and homelessness facts you need to know.
A government minister said hundreds of Ukraine refugees becoming homeless is a ‘trickle’
A government minister said hundreds of Ukraine refugees becoming homeless is a ‘trickle’
Refugee minister Lord Harrington told MPs 660 households facing homelessness is not “the overwhelming problem” as he insists Ukraine schemes can be the “blueprint” for how the UK deals with future refugee crises.
Rough sleeping in London down by a quarter in the last year
Rough sleeping in London down by a quarter in the last year
London Mayor Sadiq Khan warns cost of living crisis ‘threatens to reverse hard-won gains’.
What are homeless hostels?
What are homeless hostels?
‘I didn’t realise how tall he was’: Meet Dave Martin, the vendor who met Prince William
‘I didn’t realise how tall he was’: Meet Dave Martin, the vendor who met Prince William
‘Homelessness is a societal issue so it has to be a societal solution,’ says Mick Clarke of The Passage
‘Homelessness is a societal issue so it has to be a societal solution,’ says Mick Clarke of The Passage
Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws
Government faces rebellion after backtracking on plans to scrap Vagrancy Act laws
Prince William: ‘Why I wanted to work with The Big Issue’
Prince William: ‘Why I wanted to work with The Big Issue’
What really happened when Prince William sold The Big Issue
What really happened when Prince William sold The Big Issue
Prince William and Big Issue vendor Dave in conversation: ‘Homelessness is an issue I want to fight for’
Prince William and Big Issue vendor Dave in conversation: ‘Homelessness is an issue I want to fight for’
Prince William wants to ‘give the next generation less chance of being homeless’
Prince William wants to ‘give the next generation less chance of being homeless’
Hundreds of Ukrainian refugee households have needed help to avoid homelessness
Hundreds of Ukrainian refugee households have needed help to avoid homelessness
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
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Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?
Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?
LGBTQ+ icons including Munroe Bergdorf and Bimini Bon Boulash tackle queer homelessness through new portrait series
LGBTQ+ icons including Munroe Bergdorf and Bimini Bon Boulash tackle queer homelessness through new portrait series
Nearly 1 in 3 worried they could be homeless or sofa-surfing in the next 5 years
Nearly 1 in 3 worried they could be homeless or sofa-surfing in the next 5 years
Could Eddie Hughes be the minister to end rough sleeping?
Could Eddie Hughes be the minister to end rough sleeping?
Britain’s homeless services are stripped to the bone, irrational, discriminatory and not fit for purpose
Britain’s homeless services are stripped to the bone, irrational, discriminatory and not fit for purpose
Lack of affordable housing leaves councils struggling to help families facing homelessness
Lack of affordable housing leaves councils struggling to help families facing homelessness
What would Big Issue vendors do if they were Queen for a day?
What would Big Issue vendors do if they were Queen for a day?
‘Covid has made homelessness so much worse’: Meet the man who sleeps rough at Davos
‘Covid has made homelessness so much worse’: Meet the man who sleeps rough at Davos
Homeless man who built wooden house on pavement: ‘People understand I’m just in a bad situation’
Homeless man who built wooden house on pavement: ‘People understand I’m just in a bad situation’
Housing crisis update: A man has now built a wooden house on a London pavement
Housing crisis update: A man has now built a wooden house on a London pavement
From sofa surfing to the stage: This artistic director wants to give people experiencing homelessness a new lease of life
From sofa surfing to the stage: This artistic director wants to give people experiencing homelessness a new lease of life
Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Here are the charities leading the fight against LGBTQ+ homelessness in the UK
Here are the charities leading the fight against LGBTQ+ homelessness in the UK
Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
Ukraine’s gig economy workers are now delivering food for a homeless charity
Ukraine’s gig economy workers are now delivering food for a homeless charity
Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don’t have a home to go to
Women are asking to stay in prison beyond their sentence because they don’t have a home to go to
The remarkable rise of Ncuti Gatwa: From sofa surfing and Sex Education to Doctor Who
The remarkable rise of Ncuti Gatwa: From sofa surfing and Sex Education to Doctor Who
Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
‘Significant concerns’ over Ukraine refugees becoming homeless in UK
‘Significant concerns’ over Ukraine refugees becoming homeless in UK
‘We can’t say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses
