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shelter

'This has been my shelter': Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing
Art

'This has been my shelter': Powerful exhibition spotlights artists with experience of insecure housing

This touring exhibition explores the theme 'shelter'. Here is a selection of works, with written commentary from the artists themselves
'It's heartbreaking': More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
schoolchildren sat at desks
Homelessness

'It's heartbreaking': More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas

'A national disgrace': More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
A man in a tent
Homelessness

'A national disgrace': More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?
Homelessness

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?

Mum-of-three hit with 'revenge eviction' after asking for repairs: 'It felt like the end of the world'
Renting

Mum-of-three hit with 'revenge eviction' after asking for repairs: 'It felt like the end of the world'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
New IKEA store displays will show off rooms inspired by homeless families
Ikea Shelter homelessness temporary accommodation display
HOMELESSNESS

New IKEA store displays will show off rooms inspired by homeless families

There is no single image of a 'homeless person'. Let's bust the myths about homelessness
Housing

There is no single image of a 'homeless person'. Let's bust the myths about homelessness

'Sharp rise in homelessness' expected as cost of living crisis bites
Homelessness

'Sharp rise in homelessness' expected as cost of living crisis bites

Christmas on the picket line: What it's like being on strike during the festive season
Christmas

Christmas on the picket line: What it's like being on strike during the festive season

Landlords are giving out ‘no-fault eviction’ notices every 7 minutes
no-fault eviction
Renting

Landlords are giving out ‘no-fault eviction’ notices every 7 minutes

The Omicron variant could leave people out on the street this winter, charity warns
Omicron variant
Homelessness

The Omicron variant could leave people out on the street this winter, charity warns

‘It’s beyond belief’: Only one social home built for every 192 households on waiting lists
social rent home
Social Housing

‘It’s beyond belief’: Only one social home built for every 192 households on waiting lists

Calls for U-turn after Premier League blocks homelessness charity’s Boxing Day kit plan
homelessness premier league
News

Calls for U-turn after Premier League blocks homelessness charity’s Boxing Day kit plan

Street art is pointing homeless people and their dogs towards safe shelter
Sao Paulo homeless street art
Art

Street art is pointing homeless people and their dogs towards safe shelter

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