Rough Sleeping

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
Homelessness

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

When temperatures soar, people sleeping on the streets are at risk of dehydration and sunstroke. Here’s how you can help.

Government funding to tackle rough sleeping is ‘bare minimum’ of what’s needed, campaigners say
Rough sleeping

Government funding to tackle rough sleeping is ‘bare minimum’ of what’s needed, campaigners say

Homelessness minister Felicity Buchan announced £34 million funding to provide 4,300 extra beds for rough sleepers after Homeless Link revealed more than three-quarters of services have seen cuts

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

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

Writing exclusively for The Big Issue, homelessness minister Felicity Buchan admits rising rough sleeping is a huge concern as she announces £34 million investment in new beds to help people off the streets

Campaigners want blue plaque for pioneer who changed how homelessness was tackled in UK
Homelessness

Campaigners want blue plaque for pioneer who changed how homelessness was tackled in UK

Can the government deliver on its promise to end veteran homelessness by the end of this year?
Veterans

Can the government deliver on its promise to end veteran homelessness by the end of this year?

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How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
Homelessness

How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2023

Rough sleeping in London increased 10% since 2022 as cost of living squeezes the most vulnerable
Homelessness

Rough sleeping in London increased 10% since 2022 as cost of living squeezes the most vulnerable

Andy Burnham: ‘Housing is a human right’
Interview

Andy Burnham: ‘Housing is a human right’

How we forced the government to abandon cruel rules targeting foreigners who are rough sleeping
Jean Demars, Nick Beales

How we forced the government to abandon cruel rules targeting foreigners who are rough sleeping

Campaigners ‘forced Home Office to change plans to deport rough sleepers’
Immigration

Campaigners ‘forced Home Office to change plans to deport rough sleepers’

Prince William’s Homewards is bound to attract cynics. Let’s give it a chance
Paul McNamee

Prince William’s Homewards is bound to attract cynics. Let’s give it a chance

The climate crisis risks putting more homeless people in hospital as temperatures rise
Climate crisis

The climate crisis risks putting more homeless people in hospital as temperatures rise

The climate crisis is making it harder for councils to protect rough sleepers from extreme weather
Rough sleeping

The climate crisis is making it harder for councils to protect rough sleepers from extreme weather

Vincent Kompany is ready to get back to tackling homelessness in Manchester
Rough sleeping

Vincent Kompany is ready to get back to tackling homelessness in Manchester

Surging number of rough sleepers in London shows ‘full impact of the cost of living crisis’
Rough sleeping

Surging number of rough sleepers in London shows ‘full impact of the cost of living crisis’

A person died while homeless every 6.5 hours in the UK last year
Homelessness

A person died while homeless every 6.5 hours in the UK last year

How councils cutting homelessness funding could be damaging their communities in the long run
Homelessness

How councils cutting homelessness funding could be damaging their communities in the long run

‘People will die because of this’: Devon County Council considers axing £1.5m homelessness prevention funding
Homelessness

‘People will die because of this’: Devon County Council considers axing £1.5m homelessness prevention funding

Gloucester Council vows to support BillyChip homeless scheme after Big Issue report and councillor resignation
Homelessness

Gloucester Council vows to support BillyChip homeless scheme after Big Issue report and councillor resignation

Rishi Sunak’s anti-social behaviour action plan is ‘dressing old laws up in new clothes’
Rough Sleeping

Rishi Sunak’s anti-social behaviour action plan is ‘dressing old laws up in new clothes’

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The number of women sleeping rough could be seven times higher than estimated
Homelessness

The number of women sleeping rough could be seven times higher than estimated

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
Homelessness

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather

Rough sleeping has risen by 26% in a year amid the cost of living crisis
Homelessness

Rough sleeping has risen by 26% in a year amid the cost of living crisis

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths
Opinion

Pledges to end homelessness collide with inconvenient truths