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Homelessness

Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid warnings of benefit cuts making things worse
a homeless man sitting on the street with his dog
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid warnings of benefit cuts making things worse

More than 13,000 people were counted as sleeping rough in London over the last year. Mayor Sadiq Khan is among the Labour politicians rebelling against Keir Starmer’s contentious disability benefits cuts
Prince William's bid to end homelessness in 'delivery mode' as it hits second anniversary
Prince William
Homelessness

Prince William's bid to end homelessness in 'delivery mode' as it hits second anniversary

More than half of PIP claimants say Labour's benefit cuts could make them homeless
Keir Starmer
Disability benefits

More than half of PIP claimants say Labour's benefit cuts could make them homeless

Benefit cuts are not a 'pathway to work' – they risk making people homeless
Emma Haddad

Benefit cuts are not a 'pathway to work' – they risk making people homeless

If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness
Mick Clarke and Eleanor Lyons

If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Are we witnessing a turning point in how we tackle homelessness?
a homeless person on the street
Matt Downie

Are we witnessing a turning point in how we tackle homelessness?

Government pledge to help care leavers into social housing 'will literally save lives'
care leavers hand in petition at Downing Street
Social housing

Government pledge to help care leavers into social housing 'will literally save lives'

'This has been my shelter': Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing
Art

'This has been my shelter': Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing

Scrapping the Vagrancy Act won't end the criminalisation of rough sleeping
a person rough sleeping on a wall
Benjamin Archer

Scrapping the Vagrancy Act won't end the criminalisation of rough sleeping

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
uk heatwave
Homelessness

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

Refugees need more help to avoid becoming trapped in homelessness
a homeless person on the street
John Perry

Refugees need more help to avoid becoming trapped in homelessness

Put drug overdose kits in pubs, train stations and shopping centres to save homeless peoples' lives
a man holding naloxone which can prevent drug overdoses
Drugs

Put drug overdose kits in pubs, train stations and shopping centres to save homeless peoples' lives

Meet the lawyers stepping in to help homeless people rebuild: 'People don't know their rights'
Law

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
Vagrancy Act continues to punish rough sleepers
Rough sleeping

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
Prince William, Sabrina Cohen-Hatton and Wayne
Homelessness

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
A refugees welcome sign painted on the ground
Homelessness

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
Film

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
Homelessness

'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
keir starmer
Homelessness

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
Film

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'
a person experiencing homelessness on the street
Homelessness

Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles in a decade: 'People have no other option'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Nearly half of Brits only £100 away from being overdue on their rent or mortgage: 'On a knife edge'
Rent

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
Books

'Without Big Issue we wouldn't be here today': How Big Issue opened doors for smash hit The Salt Path

Inside the Big Issue: The Salt Path to redemption
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The Salt Path to redemption

Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart
Rough Sleeping

Sadiq Khan reveals new plan to end rough sleeping in London for good – with prevention at its heart

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