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Housing

A third of care leavers lose their first home every year. We're working to change that
The Money House
Declan Wilkes

A third of care leavers lose their first home every year. We're working to change that

London buses transformed into healthcare and support hubs for people sleeping rough
London mayor Sadiq Khan and Change Please CEO Cemal Ezel on one of the Driving For Change buses. Image: Cachella Smith
Housing

London buses transformed into healthcare and support hubs for people sleeping rough

Just two regions in England have affordable rents for poorest families
The worst-affected areas were London, the south west and the east of England, where the poorest households shelled out over 50% of their monthly income on even the cheapest available rents.
Housing

Just two regions in England have affordable rents for poorest families

Homelessness charity launches VR game to show kids the reality of life without a home
Crisis homelessness VR game
Housing

Homelessness charity launches VR game to show kids the reality of life without a home

Big Issue founder joins chorus of opposition to universal credit cut
Future generations bill john bird
News

Big Issue founder joins chorus of opposition to universal credit cut

Robert Jenrick says ending rough sleeping 'isn’t high enough on the government's agenda’
Robert Jenrick rough sleeping
Housing

Robert Jenrick says ending rough sleeping 'isn’t high enough on the government's agenda’

Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking roads?
Dozens of Insulate Britain protesters have been arrested.
Insulate Britain

Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking roads?

Explained: The real cost of homelessness
cost of homelessness
Housing

Explained: The real cost of homelessness

How a trailblazing charity could help 50,000 homeless people into work
Adviser and client discuss options at charity Commonweal offices
Housing

How a trailblazing charity could help 50,000 homeless people into work

Londoners tackle housing crisis themselves with largest community building project yet
community housing project in London
Housing

Londoners tackle housing crisis themselves with largest community building project yet

Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless
James Barnett before the pandemic. He was shut out of financial support and pushed into homelessness. Photo credit: James Barnett
Employment

Excluded from Covid support: How one missed deadline made a man homeless

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a Gogglebox star
News

I was a Big Issue vendor and now I'm a Gogglebox star

Covid eviction hearings making people homeless last just minutes
Rudy Bozart eviction
Housing

Covid eviction hearings making people homeless last just minutes

Energy crisis shines a light on fuel poverty impacting millions of families
energy crisis and fuel poverty
Simon Francis

Energy crisis shines a light on fuel poverty impacting millions of families

'Act now or street homelessness will skyrocket', ministers warned
rough sleeping
News

'Act now or street homelessness will skyrocket', ministers warned

Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?
Joe Biden on homelessness
News

Biden has launched his plan to end homelessness in the US – where’s the UK’s?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Leaseholders are beaming a doomsday clock onto a building to count down to financial ruin
cladding doomsday clock
Housing

Leaseholders are beaming a doomsday clock onto a building to count down to financial ruin

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on her journey from homelessness to fire chief – via The Big Issue
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton. Sleeping rough at 16, Sabrina survived by selling The Big Issue. She has gone on to become a fire service chief, an author and an inspiration.
News

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on her journey from homelessness to fire chief – via The Big Issue

The Big Issue at 30: How has homelessness changed since our first edition?
News

The Big Issue at 30: How has homelessness changed since our first edition?

Finding happy homes with Hunters
Money

Finding happy homes with Hunters

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