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'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021
Vagrancy Act continues to punish rough sleepers
Rough sleeping

'Shocking': Nearly 3,000 homeless people arrested under 200-year-old Vagrancy Act since 2021

The 200-year-old law remains in operation and criminalising rough sleepers despite a Tory promise to scrap it
10 ways the Tories categorically failed to end rough sleeping
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have not solved rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

10 ways the Tories categorically failed to end rough sleeping

Council's £200,000 plan to block off arches used by rough sleepers slammed as 'tarting up' city
Arches by Bradford's Forster Square station
Homelessness

Council's £200,000 plan to block off arches used by rough sleepers slammed as 'tarting up' city

Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'
Homelessness

Rough sleepers 'forcibly removed' from tents outside London council headquarters: 'It's ridiculous'

Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: 'If we could do more, we would'
Homelessness

Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: 'If we could do more, we would'

Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
rough sleeping and temporary accommodation in Scotland is under the spotlight on Buchanan Street in Glasgow
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Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives

This government failed to end rough sleeping – so now they're trying to police it out of existence
The Criminal Justice Bill criminalises rough sleeping
Tom Kerridge

This government failed to end rough sleeping – so now they're trying to police it out of existence

'Each brush tells a story of hope': Homeless artist hosts exhibition to help himself off the streets
homeless artist David Bedford
Homelessness

'Each brush tells a story of hope': Homeless artist hosts exhibition to help himself off the streets

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
Homelessness

Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024

How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
homelessness
Homelessness

How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?

Number of women sleeping rough on England's street may be nine times higher than government thinks
homeless women are counted in the women's rough sleeping census
Homelessness

Number of women sleeping rough on England's street may be nine times higher than government thinks

Rough sleeping in London up 33% in a year: 'This is a national scandal'
Rough sleeping

Rough sleeping in London up 33% in a year: 'This is a national scandal'

Whoever is named London mayor has a big job ahead of them to eradicate rough sleeping
Sadiq Khan on rough sleeping in London
Alexia Murphy

Whoever is named London mayor has a big job ahead of them to eradicate 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'

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
The Criminal Justice Bill could be set to criminalise homelessness and rough sleeping
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
homeless deaths
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
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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
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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
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This ex-Big Issue vendor spent seven years homeless. Now she's using her experience to help others