9 h. ago American women and children are in crisis. Republicans are about to make it worse | Karen Dolan

Donald Trump’s budget could gut Medicaid, cut food assistance for millions and lead to 40,000 kids losing childcareWomen and children are under threat in America.Jocelyn Smith of Roswell, New Mexico, knows this too well. “I’m disabled, taking care of my disabled daughter. I work, and I volunteer to help feed and house my community,” she told me. “Yet I need assistance affording meals for my family. Something is broken.”Karen Dolan is a federal safety net expert and a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. Continue reading...

Politics

16 h. ago Sadiq Khan confirms plan for almost 300 affordable homes next to North Middlesex University Hospital

All of the homes will be available either for social rent or shared ownership, and “will meet the highest standards of design and energy efficiency”

Politics

5 d. ago The UK’s least and most affordable cities in 2025 revealed – from house prices to pints

Some surprising cities are becoming more unaffordable in 2025

Politics

7 d. ago The squabbling, the vomiting, the freeloading and the noisy sex: my 10 worst house

Across eight homes and 18 housemates, I have endured it all – from the guy who washed his clothes without detergent to the boyfriend who moved in by stealthThe only people I know who speak glowingly about house shares are the ones no longer living in them. When I hear someone describe their house-sharing era as the “best time of my life”, I know they have had at least two years to forget their trauma. That is not a luxury afforded to me – I am living in my eighth house share with my 18th housemate, still holding on to past horrors like they happened yesterday and facing the anxiety they may happen again. So here they are: the 10 worst moments from my many house shares. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago 60 per cent of residents in Scottish national park struggle to find affordable housing as a third want to move

Residents generally felt the park was good for their mental health, but found the area challenging to live in when it came to housing and public transport

Politics

9 d. ago Woman bragged about luxury new purchase and family grew suspicious

Care worker Luana Dougherty, 50, bragged to her son she could afford a house deposit but the truth behind the sudden windfall was far more sinister

Politics

1 week ago Thousands in Spain join nationwide march to protest against housing crisis

Organisers say 150,000 joined protest in Madrid urging the government to ‘end the housing racket’ and to demand access to affordable housingTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Spain in the latest protest against housing speculation and to demand access to affordable homes.Organisers claim that up to 150,000 joined the protest in Madrid while smaller demonstrations were held in about 40 cities across the country. Protesters from Málaga on the Costa del Sol to Vigo in the Atlantic northwest chanted “end the housing racket” and “landlords are guilty, the government is responsible”. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago For the age of Amorim, this Manchester derby feels like a decisive moment

Against a backdrop of internal strife, facing their sky blue rivals provides a struggling team with chance to rebuild the brandThis brave overhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, this collection of generic spires with a massive plastic handkerchief chucked over the top. Three weeks on from first sight of the conceptual drawings for Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s stately pleasure dome, also known as the proposed Manchester United Stadium Soccer Product Hub, there is still a sense of double-take about the whole thing.Early impressions of the new ground ranged from a defunct Venusian mercury mine, to Dubai Butlin’s, to a pointed corporate monument to our divided world. Welcome to the Staff Lunch Arena, embodiment of the 21st-century conviction that if you just stopped buying so many sandwiches and also fired the tea lady you could probably afford a vast and unattainable house. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Almost 100 new homes are being built in one of the best places to live in Wales

The final sign-off for an estate of 91 houses in Narberth, more than 40% of them affordable, has been given the go-ahead by county planners

Society

2 w. ago Scotland 'going backwards' on fuel poverty as more households struggle to afford heating

Patrick Harvie tore into the SNP Government amid speculation it will water down key legislation on making homes more energy efficient.

Society

2 w. ago How to help people with addictions on the streets? These Oregon programs have solutions

The state has one of the highest US rates of substance use disorders and ranks last for access to treatment. These initiatives are changing what rehab looks likeOregon has for years struggled with a drug crisis, reporting one of the highest rates of substance use disorders in the US and ranking last in the nation for access to treatment.The problem is systemic, rooted in decades of failure to invest in the level of behavioral health services needed for people with mental illnesses and addiction. The Pacific north-west state’s significant affordable housing shortage has compounded the challenges, as people languish on the streets without care. Many drug users spiral downward until they overdose, wind up in jail or prison or are forced into Oregon’s overcrowded psychiatric system. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Luxury Aberdeen manor house crowned Scotland's most affordable five

Would you stay here?

Politics

2 w. ago Pensioner, 72, says affording household bills ‘becoming impossible’

Melanie Roberts said she worried about internet and mobile bill increases, as she relied on these services to continue to work and speak to family.

Economics

2 w. ago How to fix a housing crisis: building alone won't help affordability or end homelessness in London

It’s true that too few homes are being built in London but without making it easier to buy too, developers will never build at scale

Events

3 w. ago Buying a house is now 'just as affordable' as before the pandemic

Average earnings have climbed at a much faster rate than house prices, according to the Office for National Statistics

Events

3 w. ago Housing crisis spurs alternatives to building homes, from 3D printing to walls made from hemp

Businesses and lawmakers are trying to address the U.S. affordable housing crisis by turning to alternative ways to build homes

Events

3 w. ago Building work starts on £11.3million affordable housing development in Dumfries

Wheatley Homes South is behind the project at College Mains, which will result in 44 homes being built.

Economics

3 w. ago England and Wales's most and least affordable towns revealed

Our analysis shows 93 of 318 local authorities across England and Wales have housing affordability ratios above 10, while in Kensingon and Chelsea it is a huge 27.

Politics

3 w. ago BoE heaps woe on Rachel Reeves with bleak warning over UK growth prospects as she tries to appease Labour MPs with affordable housing plan ahead of '£15bn' cuts in brutal Spring Statement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is bracing to wield the axe on spending at the fiscal event tomorrow - with £15billion of cuts expected as she desperately tries to balance the books.

Events

3 w. ago Reeves offers £2bn affordable housing boost ahead of sweeping cuts to public services

Investment is aimed at helping to fulfill government’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes over the next five years

Economics