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Tier 5: No provision for homeless as England instructed to 'stay at home'
Boris Johnson coronavirus statement
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Tier 5: No provision for homeless as England instructed to 'stay at home'

Ending homelessness in the UK: 2021 will be a crucial year
Homeless person
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Ending homelessness in the UK: 2021 will be a crucial year

‘We can change this’ 60,000 could be prevented from homelessness
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‘We can change this’ 60,000 could be prevented from homelessness

Raynor Winn: 'We took a leap of faith towards a greener, wilder future'
Raynor Winn illustration
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Raynor Winn: 'We took a leap of faith towards a greener, wilder future'

Action needed to protect domestic abuse survivors from homelessness
Domestic abuse is a key driver of homelessness among women in Scotland
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Action needed to protect domestic abuse survivors from homelessness

Government unveils £23m funding to support homeless with substance problems
The UK Government has announced a multi-million pound funding plan to support rough sleepers struggling with drug and alcohol dependency.
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Government unveils £23m funding to support homeless with substance problems

Creating a graphic novel transformed the life of a formerly homeless artist
Mitchel Ceney's drawing of homelessness
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Creating a graphic novel transformed the life of a formerly homeless artist

Homeless deaths hit record high in England and Wales
homeless
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Homeless deaths hit record high in England and Wales

Read Keir Starmer's letter to Downing Street about the rough sleeping crisis
Keir Starmer stands at the dispatch box in the House of Commons
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Read Keir Starmer's letter to Downing Street about the rough sleeping crisis

Government launches £46 million scheme to help the most vulnerable
rough sleeping
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Government launches £46 million scheme to help the most vulnerable

120,000 young people feared homeless before pandemic as further rise expected
Youth homelessness figures have been revealed. Image credit: Casey Muir-Taylor / Flickr
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120,000 young people feared homeless before pandemic as further rise expected

Labour calls on Government to protect rough sleepers at Christmas
Image of a homeless man rough sleeping in Devon, United Kingdom
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Labour calls on Government to protect rough sleepers at Christmas

Pure Evil: ‘Artists are just a few pay checks away from homelessness’
Pure Evil has designed limited edition signed wrapping paper which is available from The Big Issue Shop
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Pure Evil: ‘Artists are just a few pay checks away from homelessness’

200,000 households in England ‘will be homeless this Christmas’
Hidden homelessness sofa surfing
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200,000 households in England ‘will be homeless this Christmas’

Homelessness in Scotland can end in a decade, say campaigners
a person lies on the pavement facing away from the camera, with a guitar propped up beside them
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Homelessness in Scotland can end in a decade, say campaigners

Here’s what 24,000 homeless youngsters could eat this Christmas
Turkey and Christmas dinner on the left with
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Here’s what 24,000 homeless youngsters could eat this Christmas

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
‘I can be a role model’: How dance helped a young woman out of homelessness
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‘I can be a role model’: How dance helped a young woman out of homelessness

StreetVet vows to end ‘impossible choice’ between a pet and a home
Street Vet's Jade Statt helps man and pet staffie
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StreetVet vows to end ‘impossible choice’ between a pet and a home

Rural homelessness: How we can help 'hidden' rough sleepers
Rural homelessness is on the rise. Image: Mendhak / Flickr
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Rural homelessness: How we can help 'hidden' rough sleepers

Westminster's rough sleepers offered 'around the clock support' this winter
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Westminster's rough sleepers offered 'around the clock support' this winter