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What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
Cost of living

What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?

Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?
Politics

Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?

How one woman’s arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping
homelessness

How one woman’s arrest helped to scrap the Vagrancy Act and decriminalise rough sleeping

Andy Burnham must tackle poverty as prime minister. Here’s Big Issue’s blueprint for him to follow
Politics

Andy Burnham must tackle poverty as prime minister. Here’s Big Issue’s blueprint for him to follow

New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it
Housing

New prime minister Andy Burnham starts with vow to end rough sleeping. Here’s how he aims to do it

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain will look like
Politics

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain will look like

Here’s what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis
Politics

Here’s what Andy Burnham can do right away to address homelessness and NEETs crisis

‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’
Housing

‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’

Angela Rayner meets John Bird: ‘We’re blaming people for their poverty. And it’s not their fault’
In conversation

Angela Rayner meets John Bird: ‘We’re blaming people for their poverty. And it’s not their fault’

Rising childcare costs during summer holidays leave working parents paying £1,145 per child
Social Justice

Rising childcare costs during summer holidays leave working parents paying £1,145 per child

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic flat fire: ‘He was one of the kindest’
Our vendors

Tributes paid to much-loved Big Issue vendor after tragic flat fire: ‘He was one of the kindest’

Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet
Big Issue Invest

Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet

Will Andy Burnham introduce rent controls as prime minister?
Housing

Will Andy Burnham introduce rent controls as prime minister?

‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’
Employment rights

‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’

Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat
Technology

Inside the lab where new homes are tested to see if they can stand the heat

YouTuber JimmyTheGiant: ‘Forget right or left, it’s people who own things and people who don’t’
Politics

YouTuber JimmyTheGiant: ‘Forget right or left, it’s people who own things and people who don’t’

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Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here’s how Andy Burnham can take action
Housing

Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here’s how Andy Burnham can take action

Revealed: Homeless people face ‘postcode lottery’ of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves
Investigation

Revealed: Homeless people face ‘postcode lottery’ of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves

‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
Dr Louisa Munch

‘Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’

I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
Football

I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again