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Awaab Ishak: Why Rochdale toddler’s death is being described as a ‘defining moment’
Social housing

Awaab Ishak: Why Rochdale toddler’s death is being described as a ‘defining moment’

Social mobility Tsar Katharine Birbalsingh blames lack of progress on government chaos
Social mobility

Social mobility Tsar Katharine Birbalsingh blames lack of progress on government chaos

How the ONS measures deaths in the homeless community and why it’s so complex
Homeless deaths

How the ONS measures deaths in the homeless community and why it’s so complex

Exclusive: Sky has ‘food banks’ across call centres for staff who can’t afford essentials
Cost of living crisis

Exclusive: Sky has ‘food banks’ across call centres for staff who can’t afford essentials

Two people died while homeless every day in England and Wales last year
Homelessness

Two people died while homeless every day in England and Wales last year

‘The government takes advantage of our love’: Families caring for child relatives plead for help
Cost of living crisis

‘The government takes advantage of our love’: Families caring for child relatives plead for help

This charity is offering grants to help elderly people with the cost of living this winter
Cost of living crisis

This charity is offering grants to help elderly people with the cost of living this winter

How can I protest the Qatar World Cup? Here are the options
Qatar World Cup

How can I protest the Qatar World Cup? Here are the options

Prizes announced for Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition
Competition

Prizes announced for Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition

‘It’s a big worry’: Michael Gove hints government could miss target to end rough sleeping
Rough sleeping

‘It’s a big worry’: Michael Gove hints government could miss target to end rough sleeping

Terminally ill man with weeks to live starts selling The Big Issue to support his two sons when he’s gone
Our Vendors

Terminally ill man with weeks to live starts selling The Big Issue to support his two sons when he’s gone

Joe Lycett says ‘shredded’ £10,000 in David Beckham stunt was actually donated to LGBTQ+ charities
Qatar World Cup

Joe Lycett says ‘shredded’ £10,000 in David Beckham stunt was actually donated to LGBTQ+ charities

Doreen Lawrence: ‘I put my pain to the back of my mind when Stephen died’
Letter to my younger self

Doreen Lawrence: ‘I put my pain to the back of my mind when Stephen died’

‘I’ve asked for a dehumidifier for Christmas’: The renters living with damp and mould
Housing

‘I’ve asked for a dehumidifier for Christmas’: The renters living with damp and mould

These are the jobs with the biggest gender pay gaps in 2022
Gender Pay Gap

These are the jobs with the biggest gender pay gaps in 2022

80 years on from the Beveridge Report, this is Britain’s new safety net
Welfare state

80 years on from the Beveridge Report, this is Britain’s new safety net

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Is the fiscal ‘black hole’ real? We asked economists
Politics

Is the fiscal ‘black hole’ real? We asked economists

What are other countries doing about the cost of living crisis?
Cost of living crisis

What are other countries doing about the cost of living crisis?

Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement leaves local governments facing ‘difficult decisions’
Autumn Statement

Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement leaves local governments facing ‘difficult decisions’

Why we need to create decent and affordable homes for all
Big Futures

Why we need to create decent and affordable homes for all