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Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2026

Homelessness is on the rise all around the UK. These are the rough sleeping figures and homelessness facts you need to know
Energy bills to remain 'stubbornly high' in January: 'Winter cruelly exposes the cost of a cold home'
home with glowing window
Energy bills

Energy bills to remain 'stubbornly high' in January: 'Winter cruelly exposes the cost of a cold home'

Homeless people were given £2,000, no strings attached. Here’s what they spent the money on
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Homelessness

Homeless people were given £2,000, no strings attached. Here’s what they spent the money on

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson: 'A child's background won't determine their future'
Child poverty

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson: 'A child's background won't determine their future'

'A Muslim is someone who strives for peace': How this young imam is challenging Islamophobia on- and offline
Islamophobia

'A Muslim is someone who strives for peace': How this young imam is challenging Islamophobia on- and offline

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Children recruited as soldiers and facing 'brutal' sexual violence in Sudan war
Image captured in July 2025 of a woman and two girls from Sudan who fled to South Sudan.
Sudan war

Children recruited as soldiers and facing 'brutal' sexual violence in Sudan war

After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones is spending his first Christmas in his own home
Music

After sleeping rough, pianist Rhys Wynne-Jones is spending his first Christmas in his own home

Punk band The Molotovs stun Christmas shoppers with on-street show to back Big Issue
The Molotovs playing a concert for Big Issue in Soho
Music

Punk band The Molotovs stun Christmas shoppers with on-street show to back Big Issue

Meet Holly, who's spending her first Christmas outside hospital in years: 'Things do get better'
Mental health

Meet Holly, who's spending her first Christmas outside hospital in years: 'Things do get better'

Big Issue turns 35 in 2026 – help us celebrate at our Big Dinner
Big Issue 35th anniversary

Big Issue turns 35 in 2026 – help us celebrate at our Big Dinner

It's the season of goodwill – but does anyone actually give back at Christmas?
Your views

It's the season of goodwill – but does anyone actually give back at Christmas?

The real reason why Trump is suing the BBC, explained: 'A war on any media that dares to criticise'
Media

The real reason why Trump is suing the BBC, explained: 'A war on any media that dares to criticise'

Care leavers face a 'postcode lottery' for support: 'It can be incredibly lonely at Christmas'
Claire
Care leavers

Care leavers face a 'postcode lottery' for support: 'It can be incredibly lonely at Christmas'

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’
London skyline
Housing

More than 100,000 children will spend Christmas homeless in London: ‘It’s heart-breaking’

How much will you spend on Christmas?
Your views

How much will you spend on Christmas?

Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: 'It is for my future'
Minister Liz Lloyd in a workshop at the Bromley by Bow Centre.
Digital inclusion

Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: 'It is for my future'

Labour's immigration changes could cost £11bn due to 'significant loss' for UK workforce
Immigration

Labour's immigration changes could cost £11bn due to 'significant loss' for UK workforce

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion 'risks thousands losing their home'
a homeless person sleeping rough on the streets
homelessness

Labour’s failure to commit to national Housing First expansion 'risks thousands losing their home'

Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir
Big Issue vendor Andre Rostant and the Adam Street Singers smile at the camera at their performance spot in Covent Garden, decorated with Christmas lights
Christmas

Watch Big Issue vendor André bring his Christmas song to life with a London choir

'Long overdue': New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?
Social Justice

'Long overdue': New Child Protection Authority announced – but will it stop grooming gangs?

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour's strategy mean for them?
a homeless person lying on the street with their belongings
homelessness

More than 380,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – what does Labour's strategy mean for them?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
homelessness minister Alison McGovern alongside Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
homelessness

Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy

Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked
Benefits street headlines in tabloids
Benefits

Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked

New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
homelessness

New £3.5 million fund to test out ways to prevent homelessness and turn around London crisis

Why care leavers need better access to childhood records: 'A stranger knew more about me than I did'
Care leavers

Why care leavers need better access to childhood records: 'A stranger knew more about me than I did'