housing first

How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping
a homeless man lying down sleeping rough on the street
Emma Haddad

How 2026 can mark the beginning of the end for rough sleeping

Labour’s homelessness strategy has provided critical new ambitions to tackle rough sleeping. St Mungo’s chief executive Emma Haddad breaks down what it will mean for homelessness in 2026
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026

I'm a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state's failures on homelessness
homeless tents in front of a building
Paula Barker

I'm a Labour MP. We must be bolder if we want to turn around the state's failures on homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion 'risks thousands losing their home'
homelessness

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion 'risks thousands losing their home'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Everything you need to know about Labour's homelessness strategy
a person experiencing homelessness lying down on the street
Homelessness

Everything you need to know about Labour's homelessness strategy

Housing First promised to be a silver bullet to solve homelessness. Why are we still waiting?  
Housing First

Housing First promised to be a silver bullet to solve homelessness. Why are we still waiting?  

Inside the Big Issue: Be more Finland
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Be more Finland

Giving homeless people stable housing could save taxpayer £200m a year – if Labour wants to
a homeless person sleeping rough in a doorway
ROUGH SLEEPING

Giving homeless people stable housing could save taxpayer £200m a year – if Labour wants to

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 innovative new project helps get both domestic abuse victims and perpetrators off the streets
the silhouette of a woman in a flat
Homelessness

This innovative new project helps get both domestic abuse victims and perpetrators off the streets

I spent more than 20 years homeless and battling addiction. Giving me a home turned my life around
Prince William, Sabrina Cohen-Hatton and Wayne
Homelessness

I spent more than 20 years homeless and battling addiction. Giving me a home turned my life around

This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels
A refugees welcome sign painted on the ground
Homelessness

This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels

'Hidden crisis' of rural homelessness needs urgent attention – here's one way to fix it
a man in a tent in the woods
Homelessness

'Hidden crisis' of rural homelessness needs urgent attention – here's one way to fix it

This innovative 'village' under Manchester's railway arches helps tackle homelessness
Homelessness

This innovative 'village' under Manchester's railway arches helps tackle homelessness

Housing First is a success in other countries – so why can't we make it work in the UK?
Housing

Housing First is a success in other countries – so why can't we make it work in the UK?

Housing First must expand in 2025 to create a national homelessness strategy that works for all
a hand holding house keys
Alex Smith

Housing First must expand in 2025 to create a national homelessness strategy that works for all

Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: 'It's time to turn the tide'
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner
Homelessness

Labour promises £1bn to tackle homelessness in shift towards prevention: 'It's time to turn the tide'

Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we've moved with them
John Bird

Times have changed since Big Issue launched – and this is how we've moved with them

Andy Burnham wants to give homes to Manchester's rough sleepers in 'sea change for housing'
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham
Rough sleeping

Andy Burnham wants to give homes to Manchester's rough sleepers in 'sea change for housing'

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: 'We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants'
Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru, speaks at an event
Politics

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: 'We should all be worried about the demonising of migrants'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about
Sunak and Starmer debate
General election 2024

Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about

Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer's plan to end the UK's housing crisis
Labour leader Keir Starmer launches manifesto including promises to fix the housing crisis
General election 2024

Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer's plan to end the UK's housing crisis

How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
homelessness
Homelessness

How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?

This is why we can't compare ourselves to Finland when it comes to homelessness
Kentish agricultural workers rising up in 1830
John Bird

This is why we can't compare ourselves to Finland when it comes to homelessness