Revealed: Homeless people face ‘postcode lottery’ of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves
Revealed: Homeless people face ‘postcode lottery’ of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves
The Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) is meant to keep homeless people safe when the weather poses a threat to life on the street. Big Issue teamed up with the Pavement magazine to investigate how councils responded to recent heatwaves
Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances
I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances
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‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds
PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds
Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality
Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality
‘The EU stands for corruption, nepotism, illegality and waste. Why would we reverse Brexit?’
‘The EU stands for corruption, nepotism, illegality and waste. Why would we reverse Brexit?’
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Advice
Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
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
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Speranta Mihai, Barclays, Swindon: ‘A good education is a very good thing’
Speranta Mihai, Barclays, Swindon: ‘A good education is a very good thing’
Victor Grancea, Euston Square station, Central London: ‘Big Issue changes your life’
Victor Grancea, Euston Square station, Central London: ‘Big Issue changes your life’
Martin Hawes, Swindon train station: ‘We fought the world war to defeat the radical far-right’
Martin Hawes, Swindon train station: ‘We fought the world war to defeat the radical far-right’
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’
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Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar
Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar
‘Pets are family’: why Big Issue and Animal Friends are fighting to keep people and their animals together
‘Pets are family’: why Big Issue and Animal Friends are fighting to keep people and their animals together
‘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’
Opinion
Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality
Heatwaves can be a unifying call to fight climate change but they are only widening UK inequality
I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances
I work in probation. What meeting a homeless man on the street taught me about second chances
‘I speak with millionaires on a daily basis, and they tell me that they want a wealth tax’
‘I speak with millionaires on a daily basis, and they tell me that they want a wealth tax’
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Culture
Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
How To Trick Your Way Onto the Property Ladder takes on the housing crisis with a series of witty stunts
Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts
Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts
How conspiracy theories around JFK fueled the paranoia of US politics today
How conspiracy theories around JFK fueled the paranoia of US politics today
Letter To My Younger Self
Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’
Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’
Shirley Manson: ‘If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society’
Shirley Manson: ‘If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society’
Terry Butcher: ‘I feel sorry for homeless veterans’
Terry Butcher: ‘I feel sorry for homeless veterans’
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’
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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
The cost of bringing up a baby is rising. Parents need help
The cost of bringing up a baby is rising. Parents need help
‘The EU stands for corruption, nepotism, illegality and waste. Why would we reverse Brexit?’
‘The EU stands for corruption, nepotism, illegality and waste. Why would we reverse Brexit?’
Alex never thought he would need benefits – then he lost his job and needed universal credit to survive
