The founder of a homeless charity has described Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s comments about rough sleepers as “nonsense” and “completely inappropriate”. Dr Zahid Chauhan (pictured), founder of Manchester-based charity Homeless
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Rishi Sunak has refused to criticise the Home Secretary’s claim that rough sleeping is sometimes a “lifestyle choice” but stopped short of repeating her comments. The Prime Minister (pictured), who
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Politicians need to do more to close the gap between young and old after a landmark study revealed “alarming” differences in wellbeing, a charity has said. A survey of almost
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The Big Issue is appealing for support from the public amid expectations of an increase in the number of vendors selling the magazine this winter. Founder Lord John Bird, and
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Emergency food providers in Brighton and Hove fear being forced to close in the next six months due to soaring demand amid the cost-of-living crisis, a report has revealed. Food
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Almost four million people, including more than a million children, experienced the most extreme form of poverty last year in the UK, according to a new report which describes such
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Families with children are more likely than other households to suffer serious financial hardship and mental health problems as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, research has found. The study
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Rishi Sunak has declined to condemn a Tory candidate’s apparent suggestion that out-of-work parents who cannot afford to feed their children should “f*** off”, ahead of two potentially damaging by-elections
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Thousands more working households are homeless or facing homelessness in England, according to the latest statistics, which also show that almost 200 households with children have spent at least five
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A homelessness charity has said there has been a “surge in demand” for their support services with a big increase in requests for support expected this year. Marking World Homeless
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