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How Big Issue inspired government to bring empty homes back into use
Housing

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’
Letters

‘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
News

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
rent controls

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’
PM For The PM

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’
Travel

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
Food

The football food van serving up jobs for out-of-work young people

Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs
Employment

Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs

The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can’t afford it?
Food

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
John Bird

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
Social Justice

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
Letters

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
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
Emma Haddad

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
Housing

Is it fair to ask a homeless person to give up their pet to get a home? Half of Brits say no

Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore
Hannah Pentith

Baby banks are the hidden emergency service Labour cannot afford to ignore

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A disabled Big Issue vendor has launched legal action to get an accessible home: ‘I’ve had enough’
Accessible homes

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’
Homelessness

‘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
Housing

If we are serious about ending rough sleeping, we must be honest about what needs to be done

Lives are being ‘tragically cut short’ due to homelessness. These are the numbers you need to know
Homeless deaths

Lives are being ‘tragically cut short’ due to homelessness. These are the numbers you need to know