Housing and Communities

People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
A person holding a banner saying 'Refugees Welcome'.
Layla Hussain

People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?

As more evidence exposes the grim reality of asylum hotels, it’s clear they were never about protection, they were about profit, writes RAMFEL advocacy officer Layla Hussain
Big Issue's Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Changemakers

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place

This project offers homeless people a home for life: 'We want to end homelessness one person at a time'
Homelessness

This project offers homeless people a home for life: 'We want to end homelessness one person at a time'

This genius idea could help solve the housing crisis and prevent homelessness all at once
Housing crisis

This genius idea could help solve the housing crisis and prevent homelessness all at once

'This will only intensify': Millions of pensioners at risk of serious illness due to UK heatwaves
Heatwave

'This will only intensify': Millions of pensioners at risk of serious illness due to UK heatwaves

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Home insulation stalled last year during 'slam dunk fail' Green Homes Grant scheme
A row of terraced houses, UK
Energy crisis

Home insulation stalled last year during 'slam dunk fail' Green Homes Grant scheme