Hannah Westwater
Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
Children’s Commissioner accuses Government of ‘bias’ against young
Social Justice

Children’s Commissioner accuses Government of ‘bias’ against young

Help people into green jobs with ‘Attenborough’ scholarships
Employment

Help people into green jobs with ‘Attenborough’ scholarships

Warm homes should be ‘public health priority’ to fight fuel poverty
News

Warm homes should be ‘public health priority’ to fight fuel poverty

Government has ‘moral duty’ to fight air pollution in poor areas after Covid
Environment

Government has ‘moral duty’ to fight air pollution in poor areas after Covid

‘Unthinkable’ benefits cut will make Universal Credit worth less than in 2013
Social Justice

‘Unthinkable’ benefits cut will make Universal Credit worth less than in 2013

Pandemic fuel poverty forcing people to choose between heating and food
Social Justice

Pandemic fuel poverty forcing people to choose between heating and food

Prioritise people in poverty for Covid vaccine, says Manchester mayor
Social Justice

Prioritise people in poverty for Covid vaccine, says Manchester mayor

Two thirds of single parents went without food in lockdown
Social Justice

Two thirds of single parents went without food in lockdown

‘People are losing weight’: Asylum seekers reveal shocking meals in lockdown
Social Justice

‘People are losing weight’: Asylum seekers reveal shocking meals in lockdown

Pandemic poverty puts children at risk of gang exploitation
Social Justice

Pandemic poverty puts children at risk of gang exploitation

Climate crisis could cause 5,000 UK deaths a year by 2050 without action
Environment

Climate crisis could cause 5,000 UK deaths a year by 2050 without action

‘No one deserves to starve’: UK cities back call to make food a legal right
Social Justice

‘No one deserves to starve’: UK cities back call to make food a legal right