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Leaving hospital

Groundswell staff share important information for when you are discharged from hospital experiencing homelessness

Missing People : February – March 2026
Missing people appeal
Winter pop-up
Streets Kitchen winter pop-up
Community service

Learn about the project in York putting people experiencing homelessness at the centre of its mission. By Hayley Johnson, a team member of Lived Insights 

Missing People : December 2025 – Janaury 2026

Missing People appeal

Scratch that

A volunteer at Arts & Homelessness International’s first Scratch Night explains what the event is. By Rhonagh O’Donnell

News

News in Brief : Issue 160

News in brief by the Pavement Team

News in Brief : Issue 159

News in brief by the Pavement Team

Minister muddle

The government’s homeless minister resigned in disgrace in August this year. An update covering what happened, what the job involves and what comes next, by Shakir Razak

News in Brief : Issue 158

News in brief by the Pavement Team

Health crisis

A report on the continued privatisation of the NHS, how damaging this is for homeless health services and what can be done about it. By Shakir Razak

Lonely together

Report on the increasing isolation and loneliness felt by young people in the UK. By Meera Mohanraj

Features

Cleaning up

Progress takes time and continued effort. Take, for example, the cleanliness of London: it is a constant battle, but one that saves lives. By André Rostant

Homeless in America

An interview with the author of a new book on homelessness in America. By Sheryle Thomas

Progress, pain and possibility

A reflection on homelessness and how we progress its end. 
By Emdad Rahman

Time to listen

In a world increasingly being torn apart by hate and division, choose love. Looking back to move forward, thoughts by Mat Amp 

Deja vu

On the illusion of choice and how the energy industry encapsulates so much wrong with the UK. By André Rostant

Resolutions and rays of hope

The turn of the year is a time of resolutions. Many people experiencing homelessness enter the new year with resolve and hope. By Emdad Rahman 

Opinion

Optimism/rejection

On the problem of public perception, political choices and the stigma and hypocrisy rife in our society. Words by Chris Sampson 

It is what it is

In a world that all too often overwhelms and exhausts, people can make a difference. By André Rostant 

Working together

How a 2016 book reinforced my positive views of immigration. 
By Sophie Dianne

Room for growth

Vulnerability, perseverance and the ability to welcome support are all forms of resilience – an especially important lesson for men in these times, writes Leon Eckford

Finland's Housing First

England should look to Finland for inspiration to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness. By Emma Ireland

River of time

Metaphor, philosophy, this view on the magazine’s theme takes in different elements and captures the spellbinding nature of time’s passing. By Leon Eckford

Obituaries

In loving memory : Tracey O'Brien
Obituary for Tracey O'Brien
Obituary : Viki Fox
Obituary for Viki Fox
Ian Kalman obituary

Colleagues of Ian’s at the magazine remember and pay tribute to him

Much too young: Kevin & Alex
Kevin and Alex are the reality behind the stats. Someone who sleeps rough has an average age of 47. Life expectancy in the UK is 81.
Florida homeless paper's editor dead
Suicide of Tampa Epoch’s founder leaves paper’s future in doubt
The names
Annual service remembers 146 homeless men and women

Your voice

A little progress

After a difficult year, there are small improvements in circumstance on the horizon. Keep going. By Michael McKeon

Flowers flower
Poetry and artwork from John Joseph Sheehy MacSheehy
Issue 160 : Progress

This issue's comics from our brilliant artists

Places and things

Two poems of contrasting styles, the pair play on themes such as the past, the future and social commentary. Presented in opposing enigmatic and vernacular style. By Chris Bird and Gemma Lees 

The Watchtower part I

A rigid structure influences a person’s behaviour in the first part of this creative short story, by Joseph Hickman

A load of bother

Time-travelling detective O’Haggis embarks on a trip to the near future, where totalitarianism and pre-loved orgasms for sale mark a troubled era. Story by Chris Sampson 

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