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London councils face bankruptcy over £330m overspend on homelessness
London Councils' Grace Williams holding up a chart in parliament to demonstrate London homelessness funding
Homelessness

London councils face bankruptcy over £330m overspend on homelessness

Soaring numbers of families living in temporary accommodation is the ‘single biggest risk’ to council finances in the English capital, London Councils has warned after revealing local authorities spent 60% more than allocated on homelessness in 2024-25
Craig David returns to childhood social home in plea to build: 'I could play my melodies and dream'
Craig David at the social home he grew up in
Social Housing

Craig David returns to childhood social home in plea to build: 'I could play my melodies and dream'

Over 100-year wait for family-sized social home in some parts of England: 'It's a national scandal'
a builder working on a house
Social housing

Over 100-year wait for family-sized social home in some parts of England: 'It's a national scandal'

Introduce inspections for temporary housing to stop children living in horror homes, Labour told
Homelessness

Introduce inspections for temporary housing to stop children living in horror homes, Labour told

This is the devastating impact growing up in temporary accommodation has on children’s GCSE results
Education

This is the devastating impact growing up in temporary accommodation has on children’s GCSE results

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Single mum forced to share bed with daughter in 'severely overcrowded' flat wins legal battle
Housing campaigners call for no more overcrowding
Homelessness

Single mum forced to share bed with daughter in 'severely overcrowded' flat wins legal battle

Rough sleeping in England soars by 20% in just a year: 'It's a red alert warning'
a homeless man rough sleeping
Homelessness

Rough sleeping in England soars by 20% in just a year: 'It's a red alert warning'

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali: 'We must take difficult decisions now to get back on track'
homelessness minister Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali: 'We must take difficult decisions now to get back on track'

Meet the couple who gave away their two houses to help people in homelessness: 'It's satisfying'
Valerie and Chris Norris, a couple in Swansea, who have donated their houses to fight homelessness
Homelessness

Meet the couple who gave away their two houses to help people in homelessness: 'It's satisfying'

Most Brits don't realise you can be homeless without sleeping rough
homelessness
Homelessness

Most Brits don't realise you can be homeless without sleeping rough

Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP
Letters

Letters: We're all 'economically active' whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP

'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

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

Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
Big Issue vendor André Rostant and Dom Joly in conversation
Our vendors

Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel

I'm in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home
person in the snow
Rose

I'm in temporary accommodation this Christmas. Growing up in care makes it hard to find a home

‘It’s an absolute crisis’: Someone falls into homelessness in London every seven and a half minutes
homeless tents on Oxford Street in London
Homelessness

‘It’s an absolute crisis’: Someone falls into homelessness in London every seven and a half minutes

'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

This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: 'Where would we put a tree?'
Temporary accommodation

This is the reality of life in temporary accommodation at Christmas: 'Where would we put a tree?'

'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

Ukrainian mum who fled war dreams of buying Christmas tree and presents for her children
Christmas

Ukrainian mum who fled war dreams of buying Christmas tree and presents for her children

Mum-of-three hit with 'revenge eviction' after asking for repairs: 'It felt like the end of the world'
Hazell and her three kids faced homelessness until Shelter stepped in
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
'Time to dump the housing ladder': Inside the fightback against the temporary housing crisis
A group of people protest in Hastings
Temporary Accommodation

'Time to dump the housing ladder': Inside the fightback against the temporary housing crisis

One million homes are lying empty in England. Here's how we can fill them
boarded up empty homes
Empty homes

One million homes are lying empty in England. Here's how we can fill them

Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told
Housing committee chair Florence Eshalomi heads a committee on children living in temporary accommodation
homelessness

Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told

Cash-strapped council warns it's at breaking point as neighbour places homeless people in its town
homeless peoples' tents in street
Homelessness

Cash-strapped council warns it's at breaking point as neighbour places homeless people in its town

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