Homelessness

'My parents tried to pray for me': How prejudice is driving LGBTQ+ homelessness
LGBTQ+ homelessness
Social Justice

'My parents tried to pray for me': How prejudice is driving LGBTQ+ homelessness

Emotional wellbeing is at the heart of ending homelessness
A woman and child stare into the sunset
Dr Rachel Blundell

Emotional wellbeing is at the heart of ending homelessness

Michael Gove must create a national Housing First programme
Alex Smith

Michael Gove must create a national Housing First programme

Meet the campaigner launching the 'Uber for homelessness'
Amy Varle homelessness
Housing

Meet the campaigner launching the 'Uber for homelessness'

7 ethical and eco-friendly shopping choices for World Homeless Day
Bryan Adams book
Ethical Shopping

7 ethical and eco-friendly shopping choices for World Homeless Day

Volunteer-led homeless outreach team having to expand as crisis worsens
Housing

Volunteer-led homeless outreach team having to expand as crisis worsens

A third of care leavers lose their first home every year. We're working to change that
The Money House
Declan Wilkes

A third of care leavers lose their first home every year. We're working to change that

London buses transformed into healthcare and support hubs for people sleeping rough
London mayor Sadiq Khan and Change Please CEO Cemal Ezel on one of the Driving For Change buses. Image: Cachella Smith
Housing

London buses transformed into healthcare and support hubs for people sleeping rough

Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan
Tents in Butler Place in London, ont far from the houses of parliament
Books

Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan

Homelessness charity launches VR game to show kids the reality of life without a home
Crisis homelessness VR game
Housing

Homelessness charity launches VR game to show kids the reality of life without a home

Robert Jenrick says ending rough sleeping 'isn’t high enough on the government's agenda’
Robert Jenrick rough sleeping
Housing

Robert Jenrick says ending rough sleeping 'isn’t high enough on the government's agenda’

The Big Issue exists because the public fell in love with our vendors
John Bird

The Big Issue exists because the public fell in love with our vendors

Why we need a video game about homelessness
News

Why we need a video game about homelessness

Explained: The real cost of homelessness
cost of homelessness
Housing

Explained: The real cost of homelessness

Arsonist jailed for setting fire to sleeping bags of rough sleepers as they slept
Arsonist Montel Nowhia-Job, in the top right of the image, about to set fire to a homeless man's belongings. Image: CPS
News

Arsonist jailed for setting fire to sleeping bags of rough sleepers as they slept

How a trailblazing charity could help 50,000 homeless people into work
Adviser and client discuss options at charity Commonweal offices
Housing

How a trailblazing charity could help 50,000 homeless people into work

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'I lost my home, I didn't lose my pride': Big Issue seller Lee Welham meets founder John Bird
News

'I lost my home, I didn't lose my pride': Big Issue seller Lee Welham meets founder John Bird

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I run my own theatre company
Cathy by Cardboard Citizens
News

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I run my own theatre company

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a furniture restorer
News

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a furniture restorer

Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless
James Barnett before the pandemic. He was shut out of financial support and pushed into homelessness. Photo credit: James Barnett
Employment

Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless