Homeless

Homeless person's dwelling, a tent in a city back street
News

Burnham’s pledges won’t be enough to end homelessness

Homelessness charity worker explains why more cash is not enough
21 August 2026
Person on the street with cardboard sign and a dog
News

Deaths of homeless people are a political choice

Homeless people speak out
09 October 2025
Young person sat outside with two dogs
News

Housing activist slams Labour’s homelessness policy

Young people are left out in the cold
20 November 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with former Tory Minister for Immigration Robert Jenrick. (Picture: UK Government on Flickr)
News

Poll predicts a wipeout for Sunak’s rotten Tory regime

Poll predicts a disaster for Sunak's Tory Party
02 April 2024
Tory Donor Frank Hester Picture: Fortune Global Tech creative commons via Flikr
The Troublemaker

Tory donors get what they pay for in jobs and contracts

Troublemaker looks at the week's news
26 September 2023
International

Blame government not the homeless for fatal fire in Johannesburg

At least 73 people are dead—including 7 children
31 August 2023
News

‘We back you’—homeless people tell St Mungo’s strikers

Support the all-out strike
03 August 2023
News

St Mungo’s workers defy Unite union officials and reps to keep up indefinite strike

Strikers speak out
21 July 2023
News

Rough sleeping in London soars as landlords profit

An increase of 21 percent
28 June 2023
News

St Mungo’s strikers pile pressure onto bosses

Strikers target charity board members
17 June 2023
News

St Mungo’s strikers say they’ll keep fighting until bosses cough up

Week two of a four-week walkout
09 June 2023
News

Riot cops violently evict homeless people in east London

Cops attack people in desperate need of a home
01 June 2023
News

‘We’re striking to defend services’ say St Mungo’s homelessness workers

Poverty pay fuels staffing crisis
30 May 2023
St Mungos workers on the picket line in Westminster, London
News

Homelessness workers kick off four week strike

Bosses pay rises as workers suffer
30 May 2023
Letters

Letters—North London fire showed the cost of council’s failures

Residents demand action to make homes safer
28 February 2023
News

Shelter workers walk out because pay deal won’t pay the rent

It’s the first time on strike for many
08 December 2022
The Troublemaker

Rough sleeping soars as the Tories prepare to cut services

Troublemaker looks at the week's news
01 November 2022
A street full of flats with "to let" signs attached to the fencing of each
Background Check

Greedy landlords cash-in on crisis with huge rent rises

Greedy landlords are ramping up rents
16 October 2022
Homeless person's dwelling, a tent in a city back street
News

Deaths while homeless up a third—the fatal toll of Tory policies

Cuts in services are directly responsible
03 April 2022
Interest rate rise will add to pressure on the poor
News

Interest rate rise will add to pressure on the poor

The Bank of England is preparing to raise interest rates in a move that will hit millions of mortgage payers and private renters.
19 October 2021
Protests highlight the scandal of empty housing
News

Protests highlight the scandal of empty housing

Housing campaigners took part in a day of action over empty homes last Saturday.
20 April 2021
Housing campaigners demand action on empty homes
News

Housing campaigners demand action on empty homes

Housing campaigners are gearing up for a day of action over empty homes on Saturday.
16 April 2021
Tens of thousands forced into temporary accommodation by Tory austerity
News

Homes For All campaign organises

Housing campaign group Homes For All held a summit last Saturday to discuss the crises around housing and to plan action.
22 February 2021
Homes under the hammer—tenants face homelessness but council ‘doesn’t care’
In Depth

Homes under the hammer—tenants face homelessness but council ‘doesn’t care’

A group of mainly black single mothers at Prospect House face pollution, unsafe homes, rodent infestations—and now the risk of homelessness. Residents told Isabel Ringrose that racism worsens their appalling treatment. Pictures by Guy Smallman
01 February 2021