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Isabella McRae
Isabella McRae
Isabella McRae is a senior reporter at The Big Issue specialising in social justice. She reports on a wide range of issues including poverty and inequality, the benefits system, disability rights, housing, health, immigration, gender equality and much more. Isabella was a winner of the PPA Next Gen Awards in 2023, formerly known as the 30 under 30. She was shortlisted for journalist of the year in the Scope Disability Awards 2024. Get in touch with Isabella through isabella.mcrae@bigissue.com
Applying for DWP benefits is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘unnecessarily difficult’, study finds
Benefits

Applying for DWP benefits is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘unnecessarily difficult’, study finds

India Amarteifio on growing up on benefits and entering the glitzy Bridgerton world
Social Justice

India Amarteifio on growing up on benefits and entering the glitzy Bridgerton world

This chef walks the streets of London serving piping hot lasagne to rough sleepers: ‘We won’t stop coming’
Homelessness

This chef walks the streets of London serving piping hot lasagne to rough sleepers: ‘We won’t stop coming’

‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’
Health

‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’

‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money
Money advice

‘Don’t try to be Richard Branson’: TV pawnbroker Dan Hatfield shares top tips for making money

DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing ‘unimaginable terror’, MPs warn
Disability benefits

DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing ‘unimaginable terror’, MPs warn

‘It makes me want to scream’: PIP changes could be ‘tragic’ for disabled people, DWP warned
Disability benefits

‘It makes me want to scream’: PIP changes could be ‘tragic’ for disabled people, DWP warned

PIP changes: What is the government planning with the disability benefits system?
Disability benefits

PIP changes: What is the government planning with the disability benefits system?

DWP sparks outcry as disabled people face end to cash benefits: ‘This won’t solve the UK’s problems’
Disability benefits

DWP sparks outcry as disabled people face end to cash benefits: ‘This won’t solve the UK’s problems’

DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible
Benefits

DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible

Hate speech, snooping and benefits: How government policy has ‘violated disabled people’s rights’
Disability rights

Hate speech, snooping and benefits: How government policy has ‘violated disabled people’s rights’

‘It’s evil what they’re doing’: DWP denying benefits to people with schizophrenia and mental illness
Benefits

‘It’s evil what they’re doing’: DWP denying benefits to people with schizophrenia and mental illness