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Homelessness

'I cried my eyes out making this': Meet the artists in homeless exhibition backed by Prince William
david tovey
Art

'I cried my eyes out making this': Meet the artists in homeless exhibition backed by Prince William

I'm a housing adviser for a homelessness charity. People contact us in tears almost daily
Housing advisor Alex Szorad works for youth homelessness charity Depaul UK
Alex Szorad

I'm a housing adviser for a homelessness charity. People contact us in tears almost daily

'Football is a force for good': Homeless World Cup gets backing from FIFA
Fifa executives Youri Djorkaeff, Gianni Infantino and Arsene Wenger meet Homeless World Cup president Mel Young
Homeless World Cup

'Football is a force for good': Homeless World Cup gets backing from FIFA

The boiling frog of domestic abuse – and why shame can't breed where the light shines
Homelessness

The boiling frog of domestic abuse – and why shame can't breed where the light shines

'Time to show you're serious': Rough sleeping in London up 29% amid urgent calls for action
A couple rough sleeping under a blanket in London
Rough sleeping

'Time to show you're serious': Rough sleeping in London up 29% amid urgent calls for action

Shocking art project spotlights 'insidious' anti-homeless spikes and hostile architecture
Poster of a homeless person pierced by spkes designed to deter rough sleepers, known as hostile architecture
Homelessness

Shocking art project spotlights 'insidious' anti-homeless spikes and hostile architecture

'You're basically abandoned': How care leavers are forced from foster homes as soon as they turn 18
Care leavers

'You're basically abandoned': How care leavers are forced from foster homes as soon as they turn 18

I took out loans and maxed out credit cards to fund my gambling addiction. I ended up homeless
Gambling

I took out loans and maxed out credit cards to fund my gambling addiction. I ended up homeless

Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness 'swept under the rug' and rough sleepers removed from Paris
Paris 2024 Olympics

Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness 'swept under the rug' and rough sleepers removed from Paris

How many times have we walked by people, men and women, lying on the streets?
Homelessness

How many times have we walked by people, men and women, lying on the streets?

Tory government had no plan to end homelessness in England, watchdog finds
A woman who is experiencing homelessness holding her daughter
Homelessness

Tory government had no plan to end homelessness in England, watchdog finds

What is the meaning of home? It's complicated...
A rendering of what a converted flat could look like in the year 2049
Sonia Solicari

What is the meaning of home? It's complicated...

Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments
A sign advertising the use of public toilets for £3
Public toilets

Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments

Prison crisis: Early release scheme could see hundreds of prisoners released into homelessness
Barbed wire on a wall at a prison
Prisons

Prison crisis: Early release scheme could see hundreds of prisoners released into homelessness

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back
Paris Olympics 2024

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back

Our right to housing is dependent on our immigration status – that's the definition of racism
Homelessness

Our right to housing is dependent on our immigration status – that's the definition of racism

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
This pioneering and 'beautiful' idea can help keep young care leavers from falling into homelessness
Care leaver Bayley Tubman with her 'aunties'
Care leavers

This pioneering and 'beautiful' idea can help keep young care leavers from falling into homelessness

Academics put trackers on homeless people – what they learned could be a 'game-changer'
A homeless person is interviewed on the streets of Sutton
Rough sleeping

Academics put trackers on homeless people – what they learned could be a 'game-changer'

Homeless people need more than sandwiches – they need and deserve to be seen as individuals
Homelessness

Homeless people need more than sandwiches – they need and deserve to be seen as individuals

Prince William insists it's possible to end homelessness as Homewards project turns one
Prince William at a meeting to launch Homewards, his mission to end homelessness
Homelessness

Prince William insists it's possible to end homelessness as Homewards project turns one

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