News
There’s a new grant to help musicians build sustainable careers. But there’s a catch
There’s a new grant to help musicians build sustainable careers. But there’s a catch
Increasingly, musicians need a skill quite unrelated to musical talent – the ability to sell yourself
There is a taboo around periods and homelessness. It’s leaving women sleeping rough on the streets
There is a taboo around periods and homelessness. It’s leaving women sleeping rough on the streets
Homeless women need better support for their menstrual health – and it starts by talking openly about it
What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths
What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths
The question is whether we are willing to examine approaches that challenge our assumptions about addiction
Can Britain actually afford the real living wage?
Can Britain actually afford the real living wage?
What counting women sleeping rough in London taught me about Andy Burnham’s homelessness promise
What counting women sleeping rough in London taught me about Andy Burnham’s homelessness promise
We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure
We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure
How Big Issue inspired government to bring empty homes back into use
How Big Issue inspired government to bring empty homes back into use
‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’
‘I feel a thrill of hope about Andy Burnham’s government. I’m not embarrassed to say I cried’
We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027
We need you! Nominate who you think should be a Big Issue Changemaker in 2027
Should renters have a triple lock to cap sky-high rents? Zack Polanski thinks so
Should renters have a triple lock to cap sky-high rents? Zack Polanski thinks so
Blindboy: ‘If I were prime minister I’d stop billionaires buying political power’
Blindboy: ‘If I were prime minister I’d stop billionaires buying political power’
Aberdeen through the eyes of a former homeless person: ‘I showed Prince William around the city’
Aberdeen through the eyes of a former homeless person: ‘I showed Prince William around the city’
The football food van serving up jobs for out-of-work young people
The football food van serving up jobs for out-of-work young people
How will the government end rough sleeping? We asked the homelessness minister
How will the government end rough sleeping? We asked the homelessness minister
The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can’t afford it?
The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can’t afford it?
Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson
Big Issue has always been bad at promoting itself. Andy Burnham can teach us a lesson
DWP rule change means people in temporary accommodation no longer lose money for working
DWP rule change means people in temporary accommodation no longer lose money for working
Ending rough sleeping isn’t just about money – it takes everyone pulling together
Ending rough sleeping isn’t just about money – it takes everyone pulling together
How the Big Grow is strengthening communities and building resilience through growing food
How the Big Grow is strengthening communities and building resilience through growing food
The success of Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge can’t be judged on Christmas Day. Here’s why
The success of Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge can’t be judged on Christmas Day. Here’s why
Is it fair to ask a homeless person to give up their pet to get a home? Half of Brits say no
Is it fair to ask a homeless person to give up their pet to get a home? Half of Brits say no
Everyone is being asked to prepare for troubled times. What does it mean for people in poverty?
Everyone is being asked to prepare for troubled times. What does it mean for people in poverty?
A disabled Big Issue vendor has launched legal action to get an accessible home: ‘I’ve had enough’
A disabled Big Issue vendor has launched legal action to get an accessible home: ‘I’ve had enough’
‘I don’t fit the stereotype of a homeless person. My story shows how it can happen to anyone’
‘I don’t fit the stereotype of a homeless person. My story shows how it can happen to anyone’
If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done
