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Government’s new £300m fund will stop 'avalanche of homelessness'
Homelessness

Government’s new £300m fund will stop 'avalanche of homelessness'

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird said the government’s £316m Homelessness Prevention Grant will help to stop mass homelessness.
'We’re starting to see the reality now’: Nearly 170,000 people are homeless in London
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Homelessness

'We’re starting to see the reality now’: Nearly 170,000 people are homeless in London

'I know what it's like to be on the street' Why a London frontline homeless worker is backing our campaign
Stop Mass Homelessness
Stop mass homelessness

'I know what it's like to be on the street' Why a London frontline homeless worker is backing our campaign

How we could avoid the looming homelessness crisis – and save billions at the same time
Stop Mass Homelessness

How we could avoid the looming homelessness crisis – and save billions at the same time

Councils back The Big Issue's Stop Mass Homelessness campaign
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Councils back The Big Issue's Stop Mass Homelessness campaign

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Almost all Welsh councils are bracing themselves for a surge in homelessness this winter
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Almost all Welsh councils are bracing themselves for a surge in homelessness this winter

Homelessness could cost the government £2.6bn a year without action
Stop Mass Homelessness
Stop Mass Homelessness

Homelessness could cost the government £2.6bn a year without action

Evictions tripled in the three months after ban ended
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Evictions tripled in the three months after ban ended

Our government’s safety nets for people facing homelessness are riddled with holes
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Our government’s safety nets for people facing homelessness are riddled with holes

'We must act now': The number of households threatened with homelessness doubled after lockdown
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'We must act now': The number of households threatened with homelessness doubled after lockdown

Almost one million households are in rent arrears and facing a homelessness crisis
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Almost one million households are in rent arrears and facing a homelessness crisis

Why the world needs to embrace our Stop Mass Homelessness campaign
The Big Issue has launched a Stop Mass Homelessness campaign.
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Why the world needs to embrace our Stop Mass Homelessness campaign

More than 50 organisations call on government to prevent impending 'mass homelessness crisis'
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More than 50 organisations call on government to prevent impending 'mass homelessness crisis'

Volunteer-led homeless outreach team having to expand as crisis worsens
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Volunteer-led homeless outreach team having to expand as crisis worsens

Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan
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Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan

Big Issue founder joins chorus of opposition to universal credit cut
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Big Issue founder joins chorus of opposition to universal credit cut

Robert Jenrick says ending rough sleeping 'isn’t high enough on the government's agenda’
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Robert Jenrick says ending rough sleeping 'isn’t high enough on the government's agenda’

The Big Issue needs you to ask councils to Stop Mass Homelessness
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The Big Issue needs you to ask councils to Stop Mass Homelessness

‘Why I’m backing The Big Issue’s Stop Mass Homelessness campaign’
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‘Why I’m backing The Big Issue’s Stop Mass Homelessness campaign’

Community champions are standing up to Stop Mass Homelessness
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Community champions are standing up to Stop Mass Homelessness

We have the numbers. Join us to Stop Mass Homelessness
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We have the numbers. Join us to Stop Mass Homelessness

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Let’s stop mass homelessness before it starts
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Let’s stop mass homelessness before it starts

Have you signed The Big Issue petition to Stop Mass Homelessness?
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Have you signed The Big Issue petition to Stop Mass Homelessness?

The Big Issue's urgent plan to stop mass homelessness
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The Big Issue's urgent plan to stop mass homelessness