‘Where will it stop?’: DWP to get ‘direct access to bank accounts’ in benefit fraud crackdown
‘Where will it stop?’: DWP to get ‘direct access to bank accounts’ in benefit fraud crackdown
A disability campaigner said this is a ‘nightmare scenario’ considering ‘people’s experiences at the hands of the DWP’
‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz
‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz
Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: ‘Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive’
Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: ‘Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive’
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‘Back to cost of living crisis’: Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say
‘Back to cost of living crisis’: Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say
Labour’s autumn budget was another failure to make real change for disabled people
Labour’s autumn budget was another failure to make real change for disabled people
Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
Letters: Sending job coaches to mental health wards isn’t just ludicrous – it’s desperate
Letters: Sending job coaches to mental health wards isn’t just ludicrous – it’s desperate
Welcome to Big Issue’s Big Community
Welcome to Big Issue’s Big Community
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Advice
Can you get a mortgage on benefits?
Can you get a mortgage on benefits?
DWP benefit payment dates in November 2024 – including possible changes in autumn budget
DWP benefit payment dates in November 2024 – including possible changes in autumn budget
34 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the October half term
34 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the October half term
What is a warm bank? The places you can go to get warm this winter
What is a warm bank? The places you can go to get warm this winter
Meet our vendors
Bradley Duggan, Shell Garage, Eastville Park, Easton, Bristol
Bradley Duggan, Shell Garage, Eastville Park, Easton, Bristol
Will Herbert, Budgens, Upper Street, Islington, London
Will Herbert, Budgens, Upper Street, Islington, London
Stuart Drucker, Roath Market (Saturdays) and Riverside Market (Sundays), Cardiff
Stuart Drucker, Roath Market (Saturdays) and Riverside Market (Sundays), Cardiff
Claude Williams, Sainsbury’s, Harbourside, Bristol
Claude Williams, Sainsbury’s, Harbourside, Bristol
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Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
No room for ‘bullshit’ in solution to homelessness, Prince William told in new documentary
No room for ‘bullshit’ in solution to homelessness, Prince William told in new documentary
Dear Keir Starmer – no one should be sleeping on cardboard under bridges in a country this rich
Dear Keir Starmer – no one should be sleeping on cardboard under bridges in a country this rich
Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’
Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’
Opinion
Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: ‘Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive’
Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: ‘Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive’
Labour’s autumn budget was another failure to make real change for disabled people
Labour’s autumn budget was another failure to make real change for disabled people
‘No two prisoners are the same’: 6 ways we can break the UK prison system’s cycle of failure
‘No two prisoners are the same’: 6 ways we can break the UK prison system’s cycle of failure
Nitazenes are claiming homeless lives. Here’s how one group is fighting the deadly threat
Nitazenes are claiming homeless lives. Here’s how one group is fighting the deadly threat
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Culture
‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz
‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz
We spoke to Blitz director Steve McQueen and its star Saoirse Ronan about music, class, storytelling, and how the truth about our history might not match up to what we think we know
This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy
This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy
Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side
Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side
Letter To My Younger Self
The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’
The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’
Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’
Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’
Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’
Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’
Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’
Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’
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The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
The inside story of how Tony Blair’s New Labour all-but ended rough sleeping
Should care experience be a protected characteristic? Care leavers speak out on status debate
Should care experience be a protected characteristic? Care leavers speak out on status debate
Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change
Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change
Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’
Count Binface: ‘The British people will be watching you, Keir Starmer’
Life
‘Gen Z are turning to culture instead of alcohol’: Is the party holiday officially over?
‘Gen Z are turning to culture instead of alcohol’: Is the party holiday officially over?
More than bricks and mortar: how Stonewater is building lives, not just homes
More than bricks and mortar: how Stonewater is building lives, not just homes
How to build homes this country needs
How to build homes this country needs
Letters: Sending job coaches to mental health wards isn’t just ludicrous – it’s desperate
Letters: Sending job coaches to mental health wards isn’t just ludicrous – it’s desperate
Inside The Big Issue
Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
Inside the Big Issue: How we can fix the housing crisis
The right and wrong reasons to borrow: A guide for social purpose organisations seeking funding
The right and wrong reasons to borrow: A guide for social purpose organisations seeking funding
Inside the Big Issue: The street deaths crisis no one wants to see
Inside the Big Issue: The street deaths crisis no one wants to see
School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue