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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](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Becki1.jpg?w=768)
Housing association scheme helped 1,000 residents start a business – but it’s winding down due to Brexit
British and French housing associations trained residents to start their own business through the Increase Valorisation Sociale but its future is uncertain after the loss of EU funding
How councils cutting homelessness funding could be damaging their communities in the long run
![homelessness](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/jonathan-kho-ming-jun-KA9gL7koE_Y-unsplash.jpg?w=768)
How councils cutting homelessness funding could be damaging their communities in the long run
Kent Tories slammed over universal credit cut 'sweepstake'
![Kent Cllr Paul Bartlett, who revealed Tory councillors had organised a sweepstake as to when the universal credit cut would be mentioned at a town hall meeting.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Kentmeeting.jpg?w=760)