Hannah Westwater
Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
Green jobs key to avoid ‘long-term scarring’ from Covid unemployment
Employment

Green jobs key to avoid ‘long-term scarring’ from Covid unemployment

Minister denies disabled people have been ‘treated badly’ in benefits scandal
Social Justice

Minister denies disabled people have been ‘treated badly’ in benefits scandal

How Take One Leave One is helping people through the freezing winter weather
Social Justice

How Take One Leave One is helping people through the freezing winter weather

Disabled Brits on benefits ‘go without food and other essentials’ in pandemic
Social Justice

Disabled Brits on benefits ‘go without food and other essentials’ in pandemic

MPs up pressure on Government to keep £20 Universal Credit increase
News

MPs up pressure on Government to keep £20 Universal Credit increase

PM must follow Biden’s lead on climate to stop ‘the gravest injustices’
Environment

PM must follow Biden’s lead on climate to stop ‘the gravest injustices’

Racism is stopping ethnic minorities getting the healthcare they need
News

Racism is stopping ethnic minorities getting the healthcare they need

Scottish Government’s budget ‘falls short’ of supporting struggling families
Social Justice

Scottish Government’s budget ‘falls short’ of supporting struggling families

‘Rocket boost’ needed to fight lockdown impact on child mental health
News

‘Rocket boost’ needed to fight lockdown impact on child mental health

‘They focus on short term fixes’: Why MPs must do better for young people
Politics

‘They focus on short term fixes’: Why MPs must do better for young people

Wellbeing Week: ‘Young people are the big losers of the pandemic’
Politics

Wellbeing Week: ‘Young people are the big losers of the pandemic’

‘Simply greenwash’? Climate scheme must not be a distraction, campaigners say
Environment

‘Simply greenwash’? Climate scheme must not be a distraction, campaigners say