Rough Sleeping

London mayor Sadiq Khan: 'What would I do if I saw someone stealing nappies? Take my wallet out and pay'
Sadiq Khan speaks at a press conference in St Johns Church Waterloo
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London mayor Sadiq Khan: 'What would I do if I saw someone stealing nappies? Take my wallet out and pay'

Sadiq Khan gave an exclusive interview to the Big Issue, answering questions submitted by vendors and readers on refugee homelessness, grassroots music venues, hygiene banks and free school meals
Home Office whistleblower reveals 'shame' of working on 'crackpot Tory' plan to criminalise homelessness
Criminal Justice Bill will criminalise 'nuisance rough sleeping and begging'
Homelessness

Home Office whistleblower reveals 'shame' of working on 'crackpot Tory' plan to criminalise homelessness

Criminal Justice Bill: Plan to criminalise rough sleeping will 'punish people with nowhere to go'
Tents in Brighton for rough sleepers who face being criminalised under the Criminal Justice Bill
Rough sleeping

Criminal Justice Bill: Plan to criminalise rough sleeping will 'punish people with nowhere to go'

'People should not be arrested if they smell': Sunak facing revolt over plan to criminalise homelessness
Homelessness

'People should not be arrested if they smell': Sunak facing revolt over plan to criminalise homelessness

ONS U-turns on plan to stop publishing data on deaths of homeless people after furious outcry
homelessness

ONS U-turns on plan to stop publishing data on deaths of homeless people after furious outcry

Most rough sleepers say they're treated unfairly by police, damning study reveals
rough sleeper appearing to be stamped on by police in BBC video
Homelessness

Most rough sleepers say they're treated unfairly by police, damning study reveals

Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will 'destroy homeless people's spirits', MPs warned
rough sleepers risk being criminalised by the Vagrancy Act
Homelessness

Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will 'destroy homeless people's spirits', MPs warned

I was made homeless aged 16. Rough sleeping is completely different for women than it is men
Lainey International Women's Day
Homelessness

I was made homeless aged 16. Rough sleeping is completely different for women than it is men

Jeremy Hunt's decision to ignore homelessness emergency in Spring Budget is dangerous
homelessness
Rick Henderson

Jeremy Hunt's decision to ignore homelessness emergency in Spring Budget is dangerous

Number of people sleeping rough in England more than double than when Tories came to power
rough sleeping
Homelessness

Number of people sleeping rough in England more than double than when Tories came to power

How ex-Big Issue vendor went from rough sleeper to inspiring activist: 'I want to change the world'
Former Big Issue vendor Adam Khan
Our vendors

How ex-Big Issue vendor went from rough sleeper to inspiring activist: 'I want to change the world'

This ex-Big Issue vendor spent seven years homeless. Now she's using her experience to help others
Former Big Issue vendor Sharon Clint
Our vendors

This ex-Big Issue vendor spent seven years homeless. Now she's using her experience to help others

'We can 100% end homelessness': Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son filmmaker's rousing call to action
Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son
Film

'We can 100% end homelessness': Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son filmmaker's rousing call to action

Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid surge in refugees being made homeless
Chain rough sleeping statistics in London
Homelessness

Rough sleeping in London hits record high amid surge in refugees being made homeless

'When you have nothing you have everything': The fascinating story of two men who live outside
Books

'When you have nothing you have everything': The fascinating story of two men who live outside

Met Police apologises after 'inhumane' destruction of homeless people's tents near Camden hospital
rough sleepers tents being destroyed Camden
Homelessness

Met Police apologises after 'inhumane' destruction of homeless people's tents near Camden hospital

The Tories vowed to end rough sleeping by 2024. They failed. So where are we now?
Rough sleeping in the Strand, London
Paula Barker

The Tories vowed to end rough sleeping by 2024. They failed. So where are we now?

Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it 'doesn't need to be this way'
man experiencing homelessness
Homelessness

Homelessness set to soar by a third in Scotland in two years – but it 'doesn't need to be this way'

Anger over plan to axe data on people who die while homeless: 'Now is not the time'
homeless deaths
homelessness

Anger over plan to axe data on people who die while homeless: 'Now is not the time'

Until we understand what stigma is, people like Suella Braverman will get away with it every time
Suella Braverman has sparked a furious backlash
Rough sleeping

Until we understand what stigma is, people like Suella Braverman will get away with it every time

Storm Pia: 'Danger to life' weather warning should put focus on rough sleepers and homeless people
A tent for a person rough sleeping and facing homelessness
Alicia Walker

Storm Pia: 'Danger to life' weather warning should put focus on rough sleepers and homeless people

Late Scottish artist's powerful sketches of homeless people discovered in attic after 30 years
Robert McKee homelessness art in Dundee
Art

Late Scottish artist's powerful sketches of homeless people discovered in attic after 30 years

Black people more likely to be arrested for being homeless, research finds: 'This shames our country'
the Vagrancy Act has criminalised people who are rough sleeping or begging for 200 years
Rough sleeping

Black people more likely to be arrested for being homeless, research finds: 'This shames our country'

Hundreds of thousands of people in England will spend this Christmas homeless: 'Out of control'
309,000 people are homeless in England say Shelter
Homelessness

Hundreds of thousands of people in England will spend this Christmas homeless: 'Out of control'

A McDonald's security guard soaking a homeless man's blanket exemplifies stigma rough sleepers face
Homeless man argues with security guard mopping floor outside McDonald's restaurant in London
Rough Sleeping

A McDonald's security guard soaking a homeless man's blanket exemplifies stigma rough sleepers face