Big Issue‘s new homelessness campaign
THE Big Issue is launching a fresh campaign against homelessness to mark the magazine’s 30th anniversary.
Its Stop Mass Homelessness Campaign comes amid warnings of an increase in the number of people being made homeless unless urgent action is taken.
The Big Issue, which has helped more than 105,000 vendors earn more than £144 million since its launch with its drive to tackle poverty by giving its magazine sellers a “hand up, not a hand out”. In a special edition this week, readers will be urged to join the new campaign, and read interviews with former vendors.
The Big Issue said that despite Government support, a household was made homeless every threeand-a-half hours in the UK during the first three months of 2021.
Evictions and repossessions will be returning to pre-pandemic levels when the Government’s furlough scheme ends next week, it warned. The magazine urged the Government to take action such as paying off rent arrears, suspending no fault evictions and providing jobs and training.