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Homelessness

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

'Pull your finger out': Can Keir Starmer really deliver change for those crying out for it?
Politics

'Pull your finger out': Can Keir Starmer really deliver change for those crying out for it?

'I sofa surfed for four months': How 'out of control' renting crisis is hurting key workers
Unison key workers at a protest
Ben Twomey and Tilly Smith

'I sofa surfed for four months': How 'out of control' renting crisis is hurting key workers

Big Issue and Cardboard Citizens present new film series showing homelessness is more than one story
Film

Big Issue and Cardboard Citizens present new film series showing homelessness is more than one story

Inside the Big Issue: Kwajo Tweneboa's home truths for new government
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Kwajo Tweneboa's home truths for new government

We urgently need a fresh cross-government approach to ending homelessness
Charlotte Talbott

We urgently need a fresh cross-government approach to ending homelessness

Keir Starmer can ‘only bring real change by fixing the housing emergency’
Shelter activists hold up banner targeting Keir Starmer which reads:
General election 2024

Keir Starmer can ‘only bring real change by fixing the housing emergency’

Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years
silhouette of person looking out of the window
Homelessness

Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years

All the ways the next government can and must end rough sleeping for good
Dr Tom Kerridge

All the ways the next government can and must end rough sleeping for good

The inside story of how Tony Blair's New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

The inside story of how Tony Blair's New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping

Young people to the next government: Make homes truly affordable
build social housing to end the housing crisis
Exclusive

Young people to the next government: Make homes truly affordable

'You can't criminalise your way out of homelessness': UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers
A person experiencing homelessness on the streets of London
Housing

'You can't criminalise your way out of homelessness': UN expert warns of politicians attacking rough sleepers

LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is 'on a mission' to create safe spaces
LGBTQ+ rights protest
LGBTQ+ rights

LGBTQ+ homelessness is worse than people think. This charity is 'on a mission' to create safe spaces

Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster
rough sleeping in London
General election 2024

Have your say: Big Issue editor to host homelessness hustings in Cities of London and Westminster

Over 1,500 London renters forced to sleep on streets after being evicted by their landlord
Homelessness
Rough sleeping

Over 1,500 London renters forced to sleep on streets after being evicted by their landlord

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Male domestic abuse survivor who almost 'gave up' wants others to know help is out there
man and baby's hand
Domestic abuse

Male domestic abuse survivor who almost 'gave up' wants others to know help is out there

I endured homelessness and a decade in UK asylum system to become a stand-up comedian
Refugee Week ambassador Nico Ndlovu
Refugees

I endured homelessness and a decade in UK asylum system to become a stand-up comedian

Coffee that fights homelessness: Nespresso’s new £1m partnership with social enterprise Change Please
Three Change Please baristas promoting their Nespresso partnership
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Coffee that fights homelessness: Nespresso’s new £1m partnership with social enterprise Change Please

The homelessness crisis cannot continue: Are the major parties' promises enough to tackle it?
homelessness
Rick Henderson

The homelessness crisis cannot continue: Are the major parties' promises enough to tackle it?