The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: ‘We’d love to have Wales behind us’
The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: ‘We’d love to have Wales behind us’
Wales may not have qualified for the FIFA World Cup but Street Football Wales will be heading to Mexico for the Homeless World Cup later this year. Beth Thomas explains how they very nearly weren’t
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn
Refugee homelessness set to surge once more as asylum backlog falls, experts warn
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Roddy Doyle: ‘We’re opening a door into the minds of people who ordinarily aren’t in bookshops’
Roddy Doyle: ‘We’re opening a door into the minds of people who ordinarily aren’t in bookshops’
Four ways the government could change PIP for the better
Four ways the government could change PIP for the better
Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?
Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?
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Advice
What’s going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here’s how to have your say
What’s going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here’s how to have your say
Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income
Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income
How to take a quick look at your financial health in five minutes – and what to do next
How to take a quick look at your financial health in five minutes – and what to do next
Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine
Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine
Meet our vendors
Tony Rivers, Pero’s Bridge, Bristol: ‘I’d like to work with the homeless. I knows what it’s like’
Tony Rivers, Pero’s Bridge, Bristol: ‘I’d like to work with the homeless. I knows what it’s like’
Dave Martin, Tesco Express, Hammersmith: ‘So many people are missing me. It’s really sweet’
Dave Martin, Tesco Express, Hammersmith: ‘So many people are missing me. It’s really sweet’
Arran Martakies, Park Place, Cardiff: ‘If I didn’t have Big Issue I’d probably be dead’
Arran Martakies, Park Place, Cardiff: ‘If I didn’t have Big Issue I’d probably be dead’
Hamish Scott, Vision Express/Boots, Abergavenny: ‘I was homeless. I’d sleep on the bus to Ilford’
Hamish Scott, Vision Express/Boots, Abergavenny: ‘I was homeless. I’d sleep on the bus to Ilford’
Vendor news
‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’
‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’
Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’
Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’
Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’
Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’
Letters: It’s easy to blame social media for our ills. It’s up to us to use it as a force for good
Letters: It’s easy to blame social media for our ills. It’s up to us to use it as a force for good
Opinion
The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: ‘We’d love to have Wales behind us’
The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: ‘We’d love to have Wales behind us’
Four ways the government could change PIP for the better
Four ways the government could change PIP for the better
Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?
Poverty is still the elephant in most rooms of government. But do they take it seriously?
‘Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not’
‘Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not’
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Culture
Roddy Doyle: ‘We’re opening a door into the minds of people who ordinarily aren’t in bookshops’
Roddy Doyle: ‘We’re opening a door into the minds of people who ordinarily aren’t in bookshops’
Roddy Doyle explains why the Booker Prize Foundation is joining forces with Big Issue to give a free short story collection to every reader
Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’
Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’
A free book for every reader! Get your free Quick Reads short story collection here
A free book for every reader! Get your free Quick Reads short story collection here
Letter To My Younger Self
Victoria Pendleton: ‘I thought beating boys at sport would impress them. Now I realise it doesn’t’
Victoria Pendleton: ‘I thought beating boys at sport would impress them. Now I realise it doesn’t’
Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
Dr Ranj Singh: ‘I would tell my younger self, you don’t have to fit into a box of any sort’
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‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’
‘When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing’
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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
‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’
‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’
Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income
Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income
How to take a quick look at your financial health in five minutes – and what to do next
How to take a quick look at your financial health in five minutes – and what to do next
Letters: It’s easy to blame social media for our ills. It’s up to us to use it as a force for good
Letters: It’s easy to blame social media for our ills. It’s up to us to use it as a force for good
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: Vendors and their dogs head to parliament
Inside the Big Issue: Vendors and their dogs head to parliament
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