Housing

Are empty offices the answer to UK's housing crisis?
Illustration of buildings
Housing crisis

Are empty offices the answer to UK's housing crisis?

Our housing crisis has been building for years
The Interior of slum housing
John Bird

Our housing crisis has been building for years

How do we end homelessness once and for all?
A man sitting on the pavement in a sleeping bag
Homelessness

How do we end homelessness once and for all?

How we can end the housing crisis and fix the UK, explained
Illustration of people and houses
Rachael Williamson and John Perry

How we can end the housing crisis and fix the UK, explained

Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi's Removals stunt
Big Issue launches End Housing Insecurity Now with Rishi Sunak removals van stunt
End Housing Insecurity Now

Big Issue urges prime minister to protect renters with bold Rishi's Removals stunt

Rise in rough sleeping is a 'great concern'. But we're still aiming to end it for good
rough sleeping and homelessness
Rough sleeping

Rise in rough sleeping is a 'great concern'. But we're still aiming to end it for good

Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar
Changing river pollution to boost housebuilding has enraged the RSPB
Environment

Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar

People with assistance dogs are being illegally discriminated against when trying to find a home
Kitto Haywood and Starry, their assistance dog
Housing

People with assistance dogs are being illegally discriminated against when trying to find a home

Disabled people are disproportionately affected by homelessness – and getting support feels ‘nearly impossible’
homelessness and disability
Homelessness

Disabled people are disproportionately affected by homelessness – and getting support feels ‘nearly impossible’

John Chadwick took his own life when he was separated from his pets. His friend is campaigning for change
A man cuddles a small jack russell dog
Homelessness

John Chadwick took his own life when he was separated from his pets. His friend is campaigning for change

Capitalism is the root of all our problems. We need to stop focusing on profit and listen to nature
Capitalism: Skyscrapers in the city of London
Letters

Capitalism is the root of all our problems. We need to stop focusing on profit and listen to nature

How one woman helped redefine eco-conscious living in the modern age
Environment

How one woman helped redefine eco-conscious living in the modern age

Grenfell survivor Tiago Alves: 'We were all normal people living our normal lives'
Tiago Alves, a survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire near Latimer Road,
Interview

Grenfell survivor Tiago Alves: 'We were all normal people living our normal lives'

Renters pay their landlords' buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
Renters: A mortgage lender's window advertising buy-to-let products
John Bird

Renters pay their landlords' buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits

Gary Lineker says government could learn from Michael Eavis’s Glastonbury social housing project
Gary Lineker joins Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis and family to mark the social homes project
Social housing

Gary Lineker says government could learn from Michael Eavis’s Glastonbury social housing project

Beyond Grenfell: The cladding crisis is still gripping the UK
Cladding expense victims
Cladding

Beyond Grenfell: The cladding crisis is still gripping the UK

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'I have no idea what happens to people like us': Your response to the Renters Reform Bill
Illustration of a house with a lifebelt around it
Letters

'I have no idea what happens to people like us': Your response to the Renters Reform Bill

The cost of living crisis is hurting frontline homelessness services
homelesness services are struggling to deal with the cost of living crisis
Homelessness

The cost of living crisis is hurting frontline homelessness services

The Illegal Migration Bill will 'create a new homeless population'
The Illegal Migration Bill
Illegal Migration Bill

The Illegal Migration Bill will 'create a new homeless population'

Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit
housing association tenant Becki Breiner started her business after support from Increase Valorisation Sociale but the scheme has lost EU funding after Brexit
Employment

Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit

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