Social housing
A disabled Big Issue vendor has launched legal action to get an accessible home: 'I've had enough'
A disabled Big Issue vendor has launched legal action to get an accessible home: 'I've had enough'
After years of struggling to move around his property Jason is taking his housing association to court
Don’t be fooled: reviving the Help to Buy scheme won’t make housing more affordable in 2026
Don’t be fooled: reviving the Help to Buy scheme won’t make housing more affordable in 2026
'I grew up in social housing and now I'm going to Harvard. It's given me drive to change the world'
'I grew up in social housing and now I'm going to Harvard. It's given me drive to change the world'
The failure to build enough social housing is leaving families £8,000 a year worse off
The failure to build enough social housing is leaving families £8,000 a year worse off
Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a 'council housing revolution' or a 'massive backtrack'?
Are Andy Burnham’s affordable homes plans a 'council housing revolution' or a 'massive backtrack'?
Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here's why it won't work
Right-wing parties keep promising to ban foreigners from social housing. Here's why it won't work
Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people's doorsteps
Inside the innovative employment pilot bringing jobs to overlooked young people's doorsteps
The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There's only one way to fix it
The horrific state of our social housing is a stain on the nation. There's only one way to fix it
Awaab's Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here's what you need to know
Awaab's Law is expanding beyond damp and mould in social housing. Here's what you need to know
I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: 'What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?'
Big Issue founder urges action on empty homes: 'What are we going to do about boarded-up houses?'
Do settled migrants really get 'immediate access' to social housing?
Do settled migrants really get 'immediate access' to social housing?
‘I was told I'm lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
‘I was told I'm lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
Letters: The government should build MPs a hotel, then they won't need second homes
Letters: The government should build MPs a hotel, then they won't need second homes
Why are homeless people being excluded from social housing? There has to be a better way
Why are homeless people being excluded from social housing? There has to be a better way
Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Why Wates are the perfect partners for the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
A new homelessness law in Wales is being called 'world-leading'. Here's why
A new homelessness law in Wales is being called 'world-leading'. Here's why
Family want justice after great-grandma's body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
Family want justice after great-grandma's body found badly decomposed despite welfare checks
Providing carpets in social housing won't be mandatory. It fails to meet basic standards of decency
Providing carpets in social housing won't be mandatory. It fails to meet basic standards of decency
Letters: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?
Letters: Our obsession with positivity is exhausting! Why is grief still such a taboo?
New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?
New Labour, new Britain? What did Tony Blair really do for housing?
The housing crisis is going nowhere. 2026 must offer a better vision for the future
The housing crisis is going nowhere. 2026 must offer a better vision for the future
Why we’re creating new housing union in 2026 to help renters, residents and leaseholders take on power
Why we’re creating new housing union in 2026 to help renters, residents and leaseholders take on power
Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
Labour aims to halve number of rough sleepers by 2029 with new £3.5bn homelessness strategy
Revealed: Council sells homes for £10m under Right to Buy – then spends £33m buying them back
