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Hannah Westwater
Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
Declan McKenna: ‘Everyone needs pop songs’
Music

Declan McKenna: ‘Everyone needs pop songs’

Children from migrant families risk going hungry without free school meals
Social Justice

Children from migrant families risk going hungry without free school meals

Government rough sleeping plan could ‘unravel within months’
Housing

Government rough sleeping plan could ‘unravel within months’

Housing and job worries? Don’t suffer alone
Social Justice

Housing and job worries? Don’t suffer alone

UK employment sees biggest crash in a decade
Employment

UK employment sees biggest crash in a decade

Why we need a once-in-a-generation investment in new homes
Housing

Why we need a once-in-a-generation investment in new homes

UK housing is on the agenda. How do we really build back better?
Housing

UK housing is on the agenda. How do we really build back better?

Nearly 154,000 families hit by benefit cap during Covid-19 crisis
Social Justice

Nearly 154,000 families hit by benefit cap during Covid-19 crisis

Campaigners team up to fund mental health support for forgotten freelancers
Health

Campaigners team up to fund mental health support for forgotten freelancers

Architects blast Government’s ‘damaging’ plan for new homes
Housing

Architects blast Government’s ‘damaging’ plan for new homes

Universal Credit ‘punishes the poorest’ say peers as they call for reform
Social Justice

Universal Credit ‘punishes the poorest’ say peers as they call for reform

Michael Sheen and Misha Collins join forces to raise cash for homelessness
Housing

Michael Sheen and Misha Collins join forces to raise cash for homelessness