Housing
Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
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Thousands back our call for next government to take immediate action on poverty
Letters: There are so many long-term empty homes – are they the solution to UK's housing crisis?
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Letters: There are so many long-term empty homes – are they the solution to UK's housing crisis?
Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'
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Housing advice for people with learning disabilities: 'It's so important people know their rights'
The homelessness crisis cannot continue: Are the major parties' promises enough to tackle it?
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The homelessness crisis cannot continue: Are the major parties' promises enough to tackle it?
Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about
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Benefits, bills and safe routes for refugees: All the issues the major parties aren't talking about
'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
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'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
Labour unveils plan to fix rental crisis and immediately axe no-fault evictions
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Labour unveils plan to fix rental crisis and immediately axe no-fault evictions
Letters: The UK does not care for anyone unless you are rich
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Letters: The UK does not care for anyone unless you are rich
'All my stuff is ruined now': Renter speaks out after home flooded with faeces and sewage
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'All my stuff is ruined now': Renter speaks out after home flooded with faeces and sewage
Council charges Grenfell residents cleaning fee for memorial to victims: 'Who would think this was fair?'
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Council charges Grenfell residents cleaning fee for memorial to victims: 'Who would think this was fair?'
Labour manifesto's 'vague' plans on homelessness unpicked: 'Next to nothing for those on the margins'
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Labour manifesto's 'vague' plans on homelessness unpicked: 'Next to nothing for those on the margins'
Seven years after Grenfell Tower fire: Residents fear they'll die before seeing justice
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Seven years after Grenfell Tower fire: Residents fear they'll die before seeing justice
Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn't – in Labour's general election manifesto
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Palestine, renting and child poverty: What is – and isn't – in Labour's general election manifesto
Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer's plan to end the UK's housing crisis
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Labour manifesto: What we learned about Keir Starmer's plan to end the UK's housing crisis
We'd need to build 36 Milton Keyneses to solve UK housing crisis. Are new towns really the answer?
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We'd need to build 36 Milton Keyneses to solve UK housing crisis. Are new towns really the answer?
World's first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless people to open in London
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World's first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless people to open in London
Wealth tax, tuition fees and vow to 'fix broken Britain': Key takeaways from the Green Party manifesto
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Wealth tax, tuition fees and vow to 'fix broken Britain': Key takeaways from the Green Party manifesto
'It's crisis point': Social housing waiting list will cost next government £205bn to clear
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'It's crisis point': Social housing waiting list will cost next government £205bn to clear
Should we end Thatcher's Right to Buy? How scrapping scheme could help solve UK's housing crisis
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Should we end Thatcher's Right to Buy? How scrapping scheme could help solve UK's housing crisis
'Next government must fix our broken rental system': Political leaders told to stand up for renters
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