Liam Geraghty
The Big Issue
United Kingdom
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‘The proudest day of my life’: Former Big Issue vendor opens new furniture shop with Jay Blades
The Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades and former Big Issue vendor Steve Wyatt joined forces to open the first Jay & Co store in Poole, Dorset. → Read More
Spring Statement: £20million investment in housing veterans a ‘welcome surprise’
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will commit £20 million to build and refurbish new homes for homeless veterans in this week’s Spring Statement → Read More
The number of women sleeping rough could be 7 times higher than estimated
A new project to count how many women are sleeping rough has found numbers could be significantly higher than official statistics show → Read More
New IKEA store displays will show off rooms inspired by homeless families
Forget visions of dream kitchens and bedrooms, IKEA and Shelter’s ‘Real Life Roomsets’ are showing off the reality of homelessness → Read More
The real Repair Shop: Jay Blades and former vendor Steve's new restoration venture
Former vendor Steve Wyatt and his mate Jay Blades are opening their own Repair Shop for furniture restoration in Poole → Read More
The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It’s not going well
The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund is intended to upgrade social housing to cut down on energy bills and tackle climate change → Read More
Why are Ukrainians finding themselves homeless in the UK?
A year on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Ukrainian refugees are finding themselves homeless in the UK. Here’s why → Read More
‘I feel like if I leave my home I won’t be coming back’: Families kicked out of homes over fire safety issues
People living at Cardinal Lofts in Ipswich were told to leave their homes and head to hotels after the building safety crisis intensified → Read More
It would take 50 years to build the homes the UK needs under the government’s 300,000 annual target
Government needs to change planning laws and build homes at more than double the rate to tackle housing crisis, Centre for Cities finds → Read More
Ukraine: One mother’s story of how she found herself homeless in the UK
Ukrainian refugee Anna Bozhenko and her son found themselves homeless in London after fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine → Read More
‘It looks like a sick joke’: Priti Patel accused of hypocrisy after calling on the government to house refugees
Patel’s presence on an open letter urging government action to help Ukraine refugees from becoming homeless has been branded a “sick joke” → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon’s most memorable moments as she resigns as Scotland’s first minister
Nicola Sturgeon has resigned as SNP leader and Scottish first minister. Here are her most memorable moments and biggest achievements → Read More
Why council tax rises will hit the poorest harder
Three quarters of councils are set to increase council tax by 5 per cent in April. But the poorest will end up paying more → Read More
Campaigners halt eviction after man told his home is ‘no longer used for the Eritrean Community’
The tenant received an eviction notice last year telling him people from Eritrea were no longer welcome to rent his home → Read More
Government urged to bring through rent reforms as evictions double
The government must act to introduce Renters Reform Bill and raise housing benefit as figures show evictions doubled at the end of 2022 → Read More
Lucy Frazer’s promotion means the government is looking for a sixth housing minister in a year
Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle means he is searching for a sixth housing minister in the space of a year after Lucy Frazer left the role → Read More
Brighton has its first night shelter specifically for LGBTQ+ people
The shelter will run for 10 weeks in Brighton to highlight how vital safe spaces are for LGBTQ+ people experiencing homelessness → Read More
Number of people sleeping rough for the first time in London increased by a third before Christmas
The "disgraceful" rise in people sleeping rough means numbers are almost as high as they were before the pandemic → Read More
Big Issue vendor uses magazine sales to fund Philippines retirement
London Big Issue vendor AJ has retired to the Philippines using the money he earned selling the magazine to save up £6,000 → Read More
Former Tory housing ministers agree Britain hasn’t built enough homes despite being in charge for 13 years
Tories Sajid Javid, Brandon Lewis, Kit Malthouse and Simon Clarke all agree on building more homes despite being in charge since 2010 → Read More