9+ hour, 14+ min ago   (491+ words) Andy Burnham has pledged to end rough sleeping. I'll be back to monitor how he gets on – as Big Issue has held power to account for 35 years Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Image: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy This week’s…...

9+ hour, 16+ min ago   (269+ words) Big Issue has just turned 35. In our extra special birthday edition, we ask: can the homeless finally go home? Inside the Big Issue: 35 years of a hand up. Big Issue first started offering a hand up to those who needed…...

15+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1289+ words) The prime minister talks exclusively to Big Issue about his ambitious plan to end rough sleeping by Christmas and beyond Prime minister Andy Burnham. Image: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street Andy Burnham has stated that is bid to get rough…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (811+ words) Michelle's father holding his daughter as a baby. Image: Supplied Michelle’s father never told anyone about his gambling addiction. He faced debt and homelessness, but he kept it quiet from his family and isolated himself from friends. “Ultimately, he died…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1142+ words) When homelessness services are unavailabe, it is hospitals that are supporting people experiencing homelessness instead. Image: RDNE / Pexels As councils close face-to-face homelessness services, homeless people are presenting at hospitals instead. But a new legal challenge against one London council…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (500+ words) In my pork pie hat and shades I drew comments about my appearance – something Andy Burnham is also familiar with Looking like "the lead singer in a ska revival band", John Bird delivers his thoughts on Andy Burnham's pledge in…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (474+ words) Find out more about how your personal data is processed and set your preferences in the details section. A Big Issue reader remembers the causes of homelessness taking hold in the UK Andy Burnham prepares for his first PMQs. Image:…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1011+ words) Big Issue Invest, Big Issue's social investment arm, helped The Brick fix a warehouse roof. Now the Wigan charity is proving a lifeline for struggling families Keely Dalfen at Multibank Northwest's warehouse. Image: Big Issue Homelessness charity The Brick is…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (651+ words) Find out more about how your personal data is processed and set your preferences in the details section. Private renting households need to earn £8,000 more to maintain a decent standard of living compared to those in social housing, a new…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (845+ words) We need a bigger and better form of social thinking than we have ever had before, writes John BIrd The shops in Fulham in the 1970s have been replaced by a plethora of estate agents. Image: George Harris / ANL / Shutterstock It…...