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Awaab's Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won't be covered until 2027
Rochdale toddler Awaab Ishak died due to damp and mould in his social housing flat
Awaab's Law

Awaab's Law is finally coming into force in October – but some hazards won't be covered until 2027

The law in the memory of the tragic Rochdale toddler will force social housing landlords to fix health hazards such as damp and mould at a faster rate but a phased approach means some hazards won’t be tackled until 2027
Labour says new energy efficiency rules for landlords will save renters £240 a year on bills
Environment secretary Ed Miliband
Energy bills

Labour says new energy efficiency rules for landlords will save renters £240 a year on bills

Is UK's housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less
UK housing
Racism

Is UK's housing system racist? Calls for inquiry as study reveals ethnic minorities pay more for less

So-called 'landlord exodus' divides opinion amid Renters' Rights Bill debate in the Lords
RENTING

So-called 'landlord exodus' divides opinion amid Renters' Rights Bill debate in the Lords

Labour's housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty
Housing benefit

Labour's housing benefit freeze leaves almost one million children at risk of poverty

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I didn't know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?
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Modern slavery

I didn't know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?

Labour's housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Housing benefits

Labour's housing benefit freeze will cost low-income renters hundreds of pounds a year

Rough sleeping in London 'as bad as it’s been’ but Sadiq Khan warns things won't improve until 2026
rough sleeping in London
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London 'as bad as it’s been’ but Sadiq Khan warns things won't improve until 2026

MPs and voters agree that there is a housing crisis – but they're split on how to solve it
chancellor Rachel Reeves
Housing crisis

MPs and voters agree that there is a housing crisis – but they're split on how to solve it

Disabled Brits suffering 'unacceptably poor' treatment at hands of the DWP, damning report finds
DWP minister Liz Kendall
Disability benefits

Disabled Brits suffering 'unacceptably poor' treatment at hands of the DWP, damning report finds

'It's surreal': Big Issue vendor sees his own portrait at powerful homelessness exhibition
Big Issue vendor Dave Martin looking at his portrait during at the Outsiders project exhibition
Our Vendors

'It's surreal': Big Issue vendor sees his own portrait at powerful homelessness exhibition

Rough sleeping in London won't get better until 2026, says Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
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Rough sleeping in London won't get better until 2026, says Sadiq Khan

Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty
Lord John Bird reads his Ministry for Poverty Prevention Bill in the House of Lords.
Poverty

Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty

Rachel Reeves sets Labour on collision course with environmentalists over 'bats and newts'
a bat
Nature

Rachel Reeves sets Labour on collision course with environmentalists over 'bats and newts'

Labour must invest in benefits system to lift children out of poverty, shameful report finds
keir starmer labour prime minister
Child poverty

Labour must invest in benefits system to lift children out of poverty, shameful report finds

Disability benefits such as PIP are actually good for the economy, economists say
Disability benefits

Disability benefits such as PIP are actually good for the economy, economists say

'It's deeply upsetting': 80 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in just one year
A child at home
Temporary accommodation

'It's deeply upsetting': 80 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in just one year

As misinformation thrives, you can trust in Big Issue
Paul McNamee

As misinformation thrives, you can trust in Big Issue

The mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed
The city of Plymouth
Damp and mould

The mouldiest places in Britain to live, revealed

DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents
a man who has experienced homelessness and lived in temporary accommodation
Homelessness

DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents

DWP's benefit fraud crackdown blasted as 'one of the biggest assaults on welfare in a generation'
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Department for Work and Pensions

DWP's benefit fraud crackdown blasted as 'one of the biggest assaults on welfare in a generation'

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Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here's why
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Social housing

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here's why

It's 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
a person rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

It's 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?

Disability benefits cuts would be 'devastating' and 'increase absolute poverty', Labour warned
Keir Starmer at a lectern in front of UK flags
Disability benefits

Disability benefits cuts would be 'devastating' and 'increase absolute poverty', Labour warned

Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures
Crisis chief executive Matt Downie with housing secretary Angela Rayner and homelessness minister Rushanara Ali
Homelessness

Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures