Voicebox: Homelessness

How has the homeless population fared under Covid-19? Despite the temporary measures put in place at the start of lockdown, with a second wave imminent, the UK's homeless situation is about to get a lot worse, and not just for rough sleepers.

On the 4th of July, America’s Independence Day, we seek to answer: Is the American Dream a lie?

An analysis of the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire that seeks to discuss a) who is to blame? b) why has Justice not been served three years on? and c) is Grenfell evidence of the inherent flaws of Capitalism?

Many councils and the government have begun huge campaigns to supposedly ‘crackdown’ on the homeless and eliminate homelessness from this country. What is the human cost?

Jim talks about his 23 years at The Big Issue, its growth and expansion, and his views on eradicating homelessness

How can someone who has a roof over their head be considered homeless? The underrepresented temporarily homeless culture that is rampant in our communities but no one is talking about.

A way to change homelessness for good, together

My three hours of volunteering left me feeling warm and fulfilled - did I do it for myself or to actually help others?

Society's outdated and flawed notion of choice correlating to consequence needs to be radically overhauled

“We’ve got a humanitarian crisis on our hands” - Invisible Voices

“These days I have a lot more to lose.”

We use the term homeless to describe those we see sleeping rough on the streets. Homelessness is a bigger issue than what we understand and the road to homelessness is not as simple as some of us might think.