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Housing

Millions of Brits living in 'Dickensian conditions' in cold, damp homes this Christmas
snow covered houses
Damp homes

Millions of Brits living in 'Dickensian conditions' in cold, damp homes this Christmas

Tower block tenants trapped in 'living nightmare' by bed bug infestations: 'I'm riddled with them'
bed bugs
Housing

Tower block tenants trapped in 'living nightmare' by bed bug infestations: 'I'm riddled with them'

It will take modern thinking to solve the age-old problem of rough sleeping
John Bird

It will take modern thinking to solve the age-old problem of rough sleeping

Labour vow to end cladding crisis by 2029 leaves campaigners fearing 'living nightmare' will continue
Image of flats in London next to the Thames
Cladding crisis

Labour vow to end cladding crisis by 2029 leaves campaigners fearing 'living nightmare' will continue

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
Behind the scenes

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter

Letters: I'm a middle-aged, middle-class, left-wing woman – and I like Joe Rogan
Letters

Letters: I'm a middle-aged, middle-class, left-wing woman – and I like Joe Rogan

Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Santa Paws is coming to town

Energy bills are still going up – Labour must rise to the challenge of protecting the poorest
Chancellor Rachel Reeve standing at a podium and smiling
Simon Francis

Energy bills are still going up – Labour must rise to the challenge of protecting the poorest

Empty buildings are a housing resource waiting to be tapped – so why don't we?
Henrietta Blackmore

Empty buildings are a housing resource waiting to be tapped – so why don't we?

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
a birds-eye view of a plate of christmas dinner
Christmas

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year

Labour pledges billions to 'get Britain building' amid housebuilding slump
Labour housing minister Matthew Pennycook
Housebuilding

Labour pledges billions to 'get Britain building' amid housebuilding slump

Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: 'Labour must get to grips with this crisis'
A couple in temporary accommodation with a dog
Homelessness

Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: 'Labour must get to grips with this crisis'

Lebanon's crisis isn't just statistics. It's people's lives – and their stories matter
IRC medical centre in Lebanon
Zeina Zouein

Lebanon's crisis isn't just statistics. It's people's lives – and their stories matter

Labour's rent reforms will cost landlords just £22 a year – but some say that's still too much
placards reading 'Power to the Renters' and 'Homes 4 All'
Renting

Labour's rent reforms will cost landlords just £22 a year – but some say that's still too much

Millions of Brits 'outvalued' by their own home as Labour urged to tackle 'big wealth'
London skyline shows financial district
Wealth

Millions of Brits 'outvalued' by their own home as Labour urged to tackle 'big wealth'

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?
a group of different coloured tents are pitched on the street in a city environment
Homelessness

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Here's what to do if you see a homeless person
a person lies on the pavement facing away from the camera, with a guitar propped up beside them
Homelessness

Here's what to do if you see a homeless person

Housing benefit: How to claim and what to expect
looking down on a table that has a notebook open on it alongside a pen, calculator and an apple // housing benefit
Housing benefits

Housing benefit: How to claim and what to expect

What are the causes of homelessness?
a black and white image of a rough sleeper while people walk past in the street
Homelessness

What are the causes of homelessness?

How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
A plumber is reaching up into the bottom of a boiler in a white room
Renting

How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?

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