Hannah Westwater, Author at Big Issue

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Hannah Westwater

Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.

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Benefits

Universal credit advance payment: Bridging the five-week wait

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Winter fuel payment

‘Living is expensive’: DWP winter fuel cuts forcing pensioners to choose between heating and eating

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Winter fuel payment

Winter fuel benefit cuts will send pensioners to hospital, DWP warned: ‘It’s a political choice’

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benefits

Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know

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benefits

How and when to claim unemployment benefits

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volunteering

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect

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homelessness

Types of homelessness: From rough sleeping to sofa surfing

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Christmas Wrapping paper

Harry Hill, Opake, Real Hackney Dave and more design Christmas wrapping paper exclusively for Big Issue

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Benefits

Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told

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Education

Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show

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housing

Household overcrowding: Is there enough space in your home?

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Housing