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The Disability Benefits Consortium and Disabled People Against Cuts have published an open letter to the Government, requesting that they...

When we think of homelessness, images of sufferers squatting on the streets come to mind. But this is just one brand of homelessness.

Whilst it may seem like clickbait, 13 homeless people were indeed given ‘free money’ in an experiment aimed to lift them from the...

The homeless community are often exposed to a ‘perfect storm’ of factors that makes a drug addiction easily attainable. Environmental...

Campaigners warn that we are to face a homelessness crisis this autumn, following the closure of the furlough scheme this September

The 1969 Stonewall riots were a series of uprisings due to the treatment of LGBTQ+ people. Starting as a fight against police brutality,...

the homeless crisis. The effect of being physically ‘homeless’ is often viewed on a surface level, one sees a person sleeping in a shop...

Photo by The Humantra On Unsplash It goes without saying that homelessness and poor mental health go hand in hand. But this unhappy...

Finland over the last decade have prioritised spending on homelessness prevention and adopted a new strategy based called Housing First

My ex partner used to tell me he knew my mind better than I knew it myself. He knew MY mind better than I knew it. Now if that’s not a...

We can’t really avoid being part of a community. Even the most reclusive members of society are in a sense part of a community of...

Earlier this week the world celebrated International Women’s Day, which highlights the achievements of women today and in history. The...

Women’s experiences of sleeping rough are particularly traumatising. Homeless women are not only more frequently targeted than men, but...

Unfortunately, it is often found that identifying as LGBTQ+ is a significant cause of becoming homeless. 24% of homeless youths identify...

How does living in a poor household affect a child's mental health? Has the pandemic made child poverty worse?

While social distancing measures are put in place to protect us, do they actually do more damage to our homeless population than good?...

Quantifying homelessness is notoriously difficult. First of all, homelessness encompasses a wide group of experiences, from rough...

Let’s talk about people in need of essential clothing. Clothing need is real, and it is often overlooked as an indicator of poverty and...

A devastating report by the Health Foundation has highlighted the increasing gap in the health of Britain’s richest and poorest. The...