Shelter
Are Tiny 'Homes' for Houseless People Solving a Problem, or Creating One?
For-profit villages of tiny "homes" for houseless people are cropping up just as cities are seeking to justify intensified sweeps and crackdowns.
The Living Hell of Being Evicted in Your Twenties
No-fault evictions have haunted renters across England. Now, a proposed bill could bring them to an end.
Almost 1,000 People Are Now Living in Phoenix’s Exploding Tent City
A homeless encampment in Phoenix near the state’s largest shelter has more than doubled in just two years.
Why Football Teams Are Playing in Their Away Kits This Boxing Day
Shelter's #NoHomeKit campaign is using football to draw attention to the housing emergency.
How the Government Could Fix the Housing Emergency
Michael Gove has made the right noises since becoming Housing Secretary. Here's what he now needs to follow through on.
How Disabled People Are Shut Out of Housing
Too many people with disabilities already face life in unsuitable homes, and not enough suitable homes are being built.
The Woman Fighting for Care Leavers' Right to Housing
If you've been raised in the care system, it can be almost impossible to find a guarantor for a rental property. Mary-anne Hodd is changing that.
Bad Housing Is Harming the Health of One Fifth of England's Renters
A new Shelter study reveals exactly how poor housing conditions are affecting the nation's health.
Photos of Life in the UK's Slums, Not So Long Ago
Photographer Nick Hedges visited communities living in abject poverty in the 1960s. He says that while the housing has changed, the situation has not.
211 Helplines That Offer Rent and Food Assistance Are Totally Overwhelmed
“This year has been the most stressful that many of us have faced since we’ve provided this service,” one official said.
Homeless Mothers On What It's Like to Have a Newborn and Nowhere to Go
La Rochefoucauld Centre in Paris houses some of society's most vulnerable women and children.
Los Angeles Might Start Punishing Homeless People Based on Where They Sleep
Like schools, parks, or otherwise “crowded public sidewalk areas.”