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DWP gives work coaches more resources to help the homeless
Housing

DWP gives work coaches more resources to help the homeless

Social rent homes plummeted by 200,000 in eight years, warns housing review
A builder's hard hat
Housing

Social rent homes plummeted by 200,000 in eight years, warns housing review

Six months into Housing First: what we’ve learned
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Steph Dutton

Six months into Housing First: what we’ve learned

Housing crisis forces Birmingham boy to make 170-mile round trip to school 
The housing crisis meant Issac was forced to travel from Birmingham to Manchester for school. Image credit: J. Hannan-Briggs / Geograph
Housing

Housing crisis forces Birmingham boy to make 170-mile round trip to school 

Whisper it, but companies might make better landlords than people
Jonn Elledge

Whisper it, but companies might make better landlords than people

'I could lose my home and my job': Anger over Grenfell cladding vote
Left: An image of Grenfell tower in west London burning during fire of June 2017. Right, Stephen Squires, who faces huge monthly bills due to cladding issues in his building.
Housing

'I could lose my home and my job': Anger over Grenfell cladding vote

Fire Safety Bill: Tory MPs told to stop tenants paying for cladding removal
Grenfell Tower in west London burns with the city in the background.
Housing

Fire Safety Bill: Tory MPs told to stop tenants paying for cladding removal

John Lewis wants to provide affordable homes
John Lewis is aiming to provide affordable housing. Image credit: Mankind 2k / Wikimedia Commons
Housing

John Lewis wants to provide affordable homes

Why we must tackle the impact of poor housing at the end of life
Carers Rights Day helps direct unpaid carers to support. Image: Matthias Zomer / Pexels
Drew Hendry

Why we must tackle the impact of poor housing at the end of life

95% mortgages: Less generation buy, more generation debt
The Government has been dropping hints about 95% mortgages. Image credit: Sephelonor / Pixabay
Jonn Elledge

95% mortgages: Less generation buy, more generation debt

Why we need more empty homes to end the housing crisis
A row of red brick terraced houses
Anthony Breach

Why we need more empty homes to end the housing crisis

Act now on rent debt to prevent ‘wave’ of homelessness, say charities
Housing

Act now on rent debt to prevent ‘wave’ of homelessness, say charities

Grenfell cladding: Again the public pay for the government’s mistakes
Jonn Elledge

Grenfell cladding: Again the public pay for the government’s mistakes

Interest in shared ownership ‘booming’ as young people flock to sign up
Shared ownership properties at Clapham Park Courtyard. Image credit: Supplied
Housing

Interest in shared ownership ‘booming’ as young people flock to sign up

Help To Buy is about boosting house prices not helping young buyers
George Osborne holds the red budget box outside downing street
Jonn Elledge

Help To Buy is about boosting house prices not helping young buyers

This homelessness charity is building an eco-home rooftop community
Architects drawings of the eco-homes in Bristol
Housing

This homelessness charity is building an eco-home rooftop community

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Shared ownership: What is it and how does it work?
Somebody turns the key to a brand new shared ownership house.
Housing

Shared ownership: What is it and how does it work?

Newcastle project stopping 24k families from homelessness scoops global award
A resident and child enjoying the playground outside Cherry Tree View in Newcastle
Housing

Newcastle project stopping 24k families from homelessness scoops global award

Government social housing plans promise more rights but not more homes
Social housing in London
Housing

Government social housing plans promise more rights but not more homes

George Clarke: “I wish The Big Issue was not needed but it is”
George Clarke's Council House Scandal
Housing

George Clarke: “I wish The Big Issue was not needed but it is”

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