Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?
Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?
Shabana Mahmood claimed settled migrants would “receive immediate access to social housing” if Labour didn’t step in. Is it true?
Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
Half of UK adults have faced problem debt. It can happen to anyone – but help is out there
Half of UK adults have faced problem debt. It can happen to anyone – but help is out there
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Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next
Care leavers were given £2,000 to spend however they wanted. Here’s what happened next
Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know
Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know
Inside the Big Issue: Peaky Blinders and the rise of the working-class superhero
Inside the Big Issue: Peaky Blinders and the rise of the working-class superhero
I am so glad a plumber has been elected. Now let’s rebuild parliament from the foundations
I am so glad a plumber has been elected. Now let’s rebuild parliament from the foundations
Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let’s use a disused office block instead
Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let’s use a disused office block instead
50 Years of Punk: Your chance to win original prints by acclaimed artists and punk giants
50 Years of Punk: Your chance to win original prints by acclaimed artists and punk giants
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This Debt Awareness Week, we want people to know it’s nothing to be ashamed of
This Debt Awareness Week, we want people to know it’s nothing to be ashamed of
How to survive the cold weather when you’re struggling to pay your bills
How to survive the cold weather when you’re struggling to pay your bills
‘Don’t fight your body’: 8 essential tips on how to start running in 2026
‘Don’t fight your body’: 8 essential tips on how to start running in 2026
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Letters: Big Issue’s Changemakers showed that in dark times it’s important to have hope
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Big Issue brand hits milestone of putting £200 million in vendors’ pockets worldwide
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
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I am so glad a plumber has been elected. Now let’s rebuild parliament from the foundations
I am so glad a plumber has been elected. Now let’s rebuild parliament from the foundations
Half of UK adults have faced problem debt. It can happen to anyone – but help is out there
Half of UK adults have faced problem debt. It can happen to anyone – but help is out there
Why doing nothing is the biggest gamble for free TV
Why doing nothing is the biggest gamble for free TV
Central Station is Glasgow’s beating heart. It’s chilling to think we nearly lost it
Central Station is Glasgow’s beating heart. It’s chilling to think we nearly lost it
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Handcuffed: We just want to see two flabby-bottomed strangers take a really awkward shower together
Handcuffed: We just want to see two flabby-bottomed strangers take a really awkward shower together
Depending on your appetite for people screaming at each other in close quarters, you will be either entertained or repulsed by Channel 4’s latest offering
Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination
Crux by Gabriel Tallent book review: feats of wild imagination
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward book review: slow-burn thriller with a nerve-shredding finale
Letter To My Younger Self
Former Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon: ‘Trump? Hopefully he’ll just keel over and die’ 
Former Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon: ‘Trump? Hopefully he’ll just keel over and die’
The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson: ‘My dad told me I can’t carry a tune’
The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson: ‘My dad told me I can’t carry a tune’
Moby: ‘Home was terrifying at times. My mom dated Hells Angels’
Moby: ‘Home was terrifying at times. My mom dated Hells Angels’
The Summit presenter Ben Shephard: ‘I fell into telly’
The Summit presenter Ben Shephard: ‘I fell into telly’
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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 impact economy: How fair systems build stronger economies
The impact economy: How fair systems build stronger economies
This Debt Awareness Week, we want people to know it’s nothing to be ashamed of
This Debt Awareness Week, we want people to know it’s nothing to be ashamed of
Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let’s use a disused office block instead
Letters: The bill to fix the Houses of Parliament is too high. Let’s use a disused office block instead
Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
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Inside the Big Issue: Peaky Blinders and the rise of the working-class superhero
Inside the Big Issue: Peaky Blinders and the rise of the working-class superhero
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