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Waterloo Road: Danny's story shines a light on youth homelessness
Adam Abbou
Homelessness

Waterloo Road: Danny's story shines a light on youth homelessness

Big Issue vendor uses magazine sales to fund Philippines retirement
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Big Issue vendor uses magazine sales to fund Philippines retirement

Intimate portraits of home and homelessness at the new Centre for British Photography
Untitled (NRAL 2 from Ray’s a Laugh), 1994. Part of the exhibition The English at Home at the Centre for British Photography. © Richard Billingham
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Intimate portraits of home and homelessness at the new Centre for British Photography

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Housing and homelessness
A man in a kitchen at Rene House
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Housing and homelessness

There is no single image of a 'homeless person'. Let's bust the myths about homelessness
Housing

There is no single image of a 'homeless person'. Let's bust the myths about homelessness

'Sharp rise in homelessness' expected as cost of living crisis bites
Homelessness

'Sharp rise in homelessness' expected as cost of living crisis bites

Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester
John Junior

Why I spent the festive period giving food to people living on the streets of Manchester

The inspiring story behind the Greggs poker chips used to help rough sleepers
Greggs homeless poker chip
Homelessness

The inspiring story behind the Greggs poker chips used to help rough sleepers

We have the power to end homelessness if we think creatively
a key to a house
Greg Hurst

We have the power to end homelessness if we think creatively

O2 are donating 1 million GB of data to those in need this Christmas
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O2 are donating 1 million GB of data to those in need this Christmas

These Christmas decorations are made in hostel bedrooms by people experiencing homelessness
Pivot, Meet the Maker
Meet the maker

These Christmas decorations are made in hostel bedrooms by people experiencing homelessness

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?
Homelessness Manchester
Homelessness

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?

How O2 are helping to tackle data poverty by offering free data to those in need this Christmas
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How O2 are helping to tackle data poverty by offering free data to those in need this Christmas

Affordable housing is in short supply - here's what other countries are doing about it
Affordable student housing in Denmark
Housing

Affordable housing is in short supply - here's what other countries are doing about it

A homelessness charity desperately needs help to feed 1,200 vulnerable people over Christmas
Crisis at Christmas
Activism

A homelessness charity desperately needs help to feed 1,200 vulnerable people over Christmas

I've spent Christmas in prison and on the street - finding recovery saved my life
Peter da Silva

I've spent Christmas in prison and on the street - finding recovery saved my life

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Why The Crown stars have unveiled a giant sculpture of a homeless person
the crown/ homeless statue
Homelessness

Why The Crown stars have unveiled a giant sculpture of a homeless person

How The Salvation Army is helping homeless people find work
Employment

How The Salvation Army is helping homeless people find work

Black and minoritised ethnic communities at disproportionate risk of homelessness in the UK
Homelessness

Black and minoritised ethnic communities at disproportionate risk of homelessness in the UK

A London arts charity that rallied to help Grenfell victims is being evicted after 24 years
Zakia and Carlton show off their mosaics
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A London arts charity that rallied to help Grenfell victims is being evicted after 24 years