Party manifestos make it clear: a Conservative victory will see the housing crisis continue
Dawn Foster
Labour wants to end rough sleeping, while the Tories pledge to halve it – a promise that does nothing more than undo the harm already caused
February 2017
Partnerships in practice
The GP practice sharing data to transform care for homeless people
Pooling information from across the public sector - dentist, hospital, psychiatric services - is improving lives in Bristol
December 2016
2016 in review
So long, 2016: a bad year for people who need real homes, not investments
Fifty years on from the UN confirmation of people’s right to a home, we need real-estate tycoon Donald Trump to understand housing’s true social value
October 2016
Homeless young people like Elaine, fleeing abuse and chaos, need a lifeline
Shelagh O'Connor
Most homeless youths have no emotional, financial or social safety net. They face a bleak future unless urgent action is taken
July 2016
Foster on Friday
How can women flee domestic abuse if they have nowhere to go?
Dawn Foster
Habitat III: the global housing conference the world must stop ignoring
Leilani Farha
June 2016
Homeless actors offer a rawness that outweighs a lack of formal skills
Adrian Jackson
Foster on Friday
It's not just London that has a housing crisis
Dawn Foster
Public servant: my letter to the public
I work in a council homeless unit, where not helping people is seen as a good job
Anonymous
Foster on Friday
The unscrupulous firms profiting from homelessness and domestic abuse
Dawn Foster
May 2016
Will the Tories crawl back on devastating housing policy in the Queen's speech?
John Healey
Since 2010 we’ve lost 100,000 council homes, £5bn in housing support and 45% of funds for homelessness services. Housing policy needs an overhaul
April 2016
Foster on Friday
It's not wrong to give to homeless people – it's human
Dawn Foster
Without secure housing, how can vulnerable women begin to rebuild their lives?
Katharine Sacks-Jones
Foster on Friday
If it weren't for tax havens, Lambeth might be able to afford its libraries
Dawn Foster
Caroline Pidgeon: 'The Lib Dems want renters to have the strong hand'
March 2016
Why the UK housing market is brutal if you're young, LGBT and homeless
Shrinking council budgets and the curtailing of young people’s eligibility for benefits have hit lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people the hardest
The women who escape domestic abuse but lose their social housing
Women and their children often have to forfeit their homes to escape violent partners. One housing association is offering an answer
Housing experts say budget is 'disappointing for housing and planning'
Public servant: my letter to the public
The B&B where I work is a melting pot of vulnerable and dangerous characters
Anonymous
Foster on Friday
It’s too easy for abusers to prey on girls with no homes to go to
