Housing
Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents
Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents
Low-income renters of all ages are being left behind. The UK government must do the right thing and ensure benefits keep up with rents, writes Independent Age’s Morgan Vine
Love Island winner Toni Laites: 'My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings'
Love Island winner Toni Laites: 'My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings'
Half a million empty homes are 'hiding in plain sight'. Here's how to unlock them
Half a million empty homes are 'hiding in plain sight'. Here's how to unlock them
Reform UK housing spokesperson sacked over 'deeply dehumanising' Grenfell comments
Reform UK housing spokesperson sacked over 'deeply dehumanising' Grenfell comments
Homeless young people 'left to sleep rough' after councils failed to assess their needs
Homeless young people 'left to sleep rough' after councils failed to assess their needs
Coroners are increasingly pointing to the housing crisis in their reports – but can it save lives?
Coroners are increasingly pointing to the housing crisis in their reports – but can it save lives?
How a loophole in the housing market is locking out childminders
How a loophole in the housing market is locking out childminders
London’s first homeless detox centre set to close: ‘We’re pushing problems back onto the streets now’
London’s first homeless detox centre set to close: ‘We’re pushing problems back onto the streets now’
Why are homeless people being excluded from social housing? There has to be a better way
Why are homeless people being excluded from social housing? There has to be a better way
Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed
Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Retrofit or regret: Why the fastest way to reach net zero is to fix what we already have
Retrofit or regret: Why the fastest way to reach net zero is to fix what we already have
Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning
Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning
Do settled migrants really get 'immediate access' to social housing?
Do settled migrants really get 'immediate access' to social housing?
Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here's what happened next
Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here's what happened next
Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
Channel 4’s Handcuffed shows the stark realities of homelessness can move anyone, even millionaires
Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears
Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears
Meet the community group taking on 'absentee landlords' to put empty building in hands of artists
Meet the community group taking on 'absentee landlords' to put empty building in hands of artists
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
Revealed: Homeless people offered chairs not beds by councils in extreme weather
'Shocking' number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
'Shocking' number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
Council tax hikes won't improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea
Council tax hikes won't improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea
How Eastbourne became the face of England's temporary accommodation crisis
How Eastbourne became the face of England's temporary accommodation crisis
Inside London's longest-running squat: 'It was a really extraordinary community'
