Homelessness
Homeless man who built wooden house on pavement: 'People understand I'm just in a bad situation'
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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
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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
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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
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Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
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Homelessness is holding back prison leavers when they get a second chance
Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa on the moment he realised he was homeless
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Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa on the moment he realised he was homeless
Ukraine's gig economy workers are now delivering food for a homeless charity
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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
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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
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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
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Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
'Significant concerns' over Ukraine refugees becoming homeless in UK
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'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
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‘We can't say we don’t know how to solve homelessness’: Charity says lockdown success leaves no excuses
More people deemed to be 'living on London's streets' than last year
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More people deemed to be 'living on London's streets' than last year
Section 21 notice: What is a no-fault eviction? Why are they being scrapped?
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Section 21 notice: What is a no-fault eviction? Why are they being scrapped?
The government already has the perfect replacement for the Vagrancy Act – nothing at all
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The government already has the perfect replacement for the Vagrancy Act – nothing at all
Number of households facing 'no-fault' evictions rises above pre-pandemic levels for the first time
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Number of households facing 'no-fault' evictions rises above pre-pandemic levels for the first time
Soup kitchen says it's feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits
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Soup kitchen says it's feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits
These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain's streets
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These striking photos of homeless people show the reality of life on Britain's streets
How Liam Gallagher and his Adidas trainers are helping a homeless charity
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How Liam Gallagher and his Adidas trainers are helping a homeless charity
Peter Mullan: 'This is a party who single-handedly created food banks. That should be on the collective Tory gravestone'
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