Hannah Westwater
Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
Nearly half of people using food banks are in debt to the government
Social Justice

Nearly half of people using food banks are in debt to the government

Emergency benefits increase saved 700,000 from poverty, study shows
Employment

Emergency benefits increase saved 700,000 from poverty, study shows

Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says
Social Justice

Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says

Increase in max energy bill rates will ‘force people into fuel poverty’
Social Justice

Increase in max energy bill rates will ‘force people into fuel poverty’

Young people take charge of climate crisis talks with Mock COP26
Environment

Young people take charge of climate crisis talks with Mock COP26

Comedian Mark Watson is planning a ‘Kitmas’ for kids in poverty
Social Justice

Comedian Mark Watson is planning a ‘Kitmas’ for kids in poverty

Disabled people left without ‘financial lifeline’ as 119,000 call for change
Social Justice

Disabled people left without ‘financial lifeline’ as 119,000 call for change

Independent SAGE: Government must rebalance ‘unequal pandemic’
News

Independent SAGE: Government must rebalance ‘unequal pandemic’

Climate change threatens UK’s supply of fresh fruit after Brexit, says report
Environment

Climate change threatens UK’s supply of fresh fruit after Brexit, says report

Label food with its impact on the planet, doctors say
Environment

Label food with its impact on the planet, doctors say

Number of pensioners in rented homes has doubled in the last decade
Housing

Number of pensioners in rented homes has doubled in the last decade

Government announces £15 million to help rough sleepers in lockdown
Housing

Government announces £15 million to help rough sleepers in lockdown