Hannah Westwater
Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
Covid-19 protections for people in poverty are ‘full of holes’, says UN
Social Justice

Covid-19 protections for people in poverty are ‘full of holes’, says UN

Jersey gives citizens £100 each to support local businesses
News

Jersey gives citizens £100 each to support local businesses

Rough sleeping up 21% in London over last year ahead of “inevitable rise”
Housing

Rough sleeping up 21% in London over last year ahead of “inevitable rise”

UK in poverty crisis as Scotland foodbank demand doubles
Social Justice

UK in poverty crisis as Scotland foodbank demand doubles

Fears of growing inequality as children head back to school
News

Fears of growing inequality as children head back to school

Fact/Fiction: Can honey shift your cold faster than a course of antibiotics?
News

Fact/Fiction: Can honey shift your cold faster than a course of antibiotics?

88-year-old cycles from Land’s End to John O’ Groats to fight homelessness
Housing

88-year-old cycles from Land’s End to John O’ Groats to fight homelessness

Campaigners create Home Office installation to protest migrants’ treatment
Social Justice

Campaigners create Home Office installation to protest migrants’ treatment

Landlords refuse benefit claimants despite Shelter court win
Housing

Landlords refuse benefit claimants despite Shelter court win

Meet Declan McKenna – voice of a new generation
Music

Meet Declan McKenna – voice of a new generation

Londoner forced to give up job after council houses him in Birmingham
Housing

Londoner forced to give up job after council houses him in Birmingham

Mr Men-inspired book shines a light on women’s homelessness
Housing

Mr Men-inspired book shines a light on women’s homelessness