The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here’s how to overhaul it
The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here’s how to overhaul it
The Commission on Social Security is calling for a new approach to the benefits system that puts those directly affected at the heart of policymaking
‘A showgirl is in everybody’: Is the life of a showgirl as glamorous as Taylor Swift makes it seem?
‘A showgirl is in everybody’: Is the life of a showgirl as glamorous as Taylor Swift makes it seem?
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Homeless people needed protecting from hot weather more than ever before in 2025
Homeless people needed protecting from hot weather more than ever before in 2025
Energy bill rise made me feel sick. I’d like Keir Starmer to try living in my bungalow when it’s cold
Energy bill rise made me feel sick. I’d like Keir Starmer to try living in my bungalow when it’s cold
Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago
Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago
Rachel Reeves’s budget will need to be a feast of financial alchemy
Rachel Reeves’s budget will need to be a feast of financial alchemy
I thought I’d be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing
I thought I’d be dead by 25. So being able to guest edit Big Issue is a dream and a blessing
Advice
Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
Here’s when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
Energy bills are rising this October. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising this October. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
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Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass
“My customers have been very good to me”: Big Issue vendor Tony Flynn returns to work after triple heart bypass
BillyChip partners with Big Issue to help our vendors
BillyChip partners with Big Issue to help our vendors
Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Donald Trump wants ‘the homeless to move out’ – while simultaneously dismantling homelessness prevention
Opinion
Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here’s how
Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here’s how
How has Taylor Swift been able to stay in the spotlight for so long?
How has Taylor Swift been able to stay in the spotlight for so long?
Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain
Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain
Taylor Swift is right to call herself an ‘English teacher’. I would know, I am one
Taylor Swift is right to call herself an ‘English teacher’. I would know, I am one
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Culture
Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby
Top 5 seafaring books, chosen by award-winning writer Carolyn Kirby
The perils of life in a sea vessel are explored in this selection of books
‘A showgirl is in everybody’: Is the life of a showgirl as glamorous as Taylor Swift makes it seem?
‘A showgirl is in everybody’: Is the life of a showgirl as glamorous as Taylor Swift makes it seem?
Buckle Up by Adam Buxton review – proof that comedy really does belong in music
Buckle Up by Adam Buxton review – proof that comedy really does belong in music
Letter To My Younger Self
Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’
Composer John Rutter: ‘If there are people you love, for goodness’ sake tell them’
Adam Buxton: ‘Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it’s so hard, especially if it’s your parents’
Adam Buxton: ‘Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it’s so hard, especially if it’s your parents’
Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’
Huey Morgan: ‘My 16-year-old self would be surprised that I’m still here’
David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
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‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
Living with Tourette’s syndrome is exhausting, heartbreaking… and undeniably funny
Living with Tourette’s syndrome is exhausting, heartbreaking… and undeniably funny
DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP payment dates in October 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
Supermarkets have a near monopoly on British food. Is it time for change?
Supermarkets have a near monopoly on British food. Is it time for change?
Inside The Big Issue
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
Big Issue vendor Alfie Brew bounces back after being hit by a car
Big Issue Impact Advisory appoints Sasha Afanasieva as new MD
Big Issue Impact Advisory appoints Sasha Afanasieva as new MD
Big Issue and Lenovo partner to support digital access for UK social enterprises