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Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
Financial inclusion

Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot

‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle
Gen Z

‘I was not built for the nine-to-five lifestyle’: Why so many Gen Z workers have a side hustle

Starmer slams false claim veterans are being evicted to house asylum seekers: ‘Conspiracy nonsense’
Exclusive

Starmer slams false claim veterans are being evicted to house asylum seekers: ‘Conspiracy nonsense’

How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
Child poverty

How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?

Tories call on Starmer to confirm cash keeping 1,000 veterans off the streets: ‘They must be protected’
Veterans

Tories call on Starmer to confirm cash keeping 1,000 veterans off the streets: ‘They must be protected’

Daniel Day-Lewis on row with Brian Cox over method acting: ‘I don’t know where the f**k that came from’
Film

Daniel Day-Lewis on row with Brian Cox over method acting: ‘I don’t know where the f**k that came from’

‘I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens
Family hubs

‘I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens

Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Our Vendors

Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day

More than 4,700 people are homeless on London’s streets: ‘The situation is terrible’
Homelessness

More than 4,700 people are homeless on London’s streets: ‘The situation is terrible’

Hundreds of veterans face homelessness as future of support scheme uncertain: ‘A kick in the teeth’
Remembrance

Hundreds of veterans face homelessness as future of support scheme uncertain: ‘A kick in the teeth’

Haunted houses are a classic horror trope – but are they scarier than damp, mould and landlords?
Horror homes

Haunted houses are a classic horror trope – but are they scarier than damp, mould and landlords?

This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community
Heywood

This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for ‘outsiders’ – and it’s dividing the community

I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here’s how I found hope in the grief
Grief

I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here’s how I found hope in the grief

Big Issue leads call for the government to set targets to end child poverty in upcoming strategy
Child poverty

Big Issue leads call for the government to set targets to end child poverty in upcoming strategy

Rachel Reeves faces calls to resign over rental rule break: ‘Politicians can’t be left off easy’
Housing

Rachel Reeves faces calls to resign over rental rule break: ‘Politicians can’t be left off easy’

Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off
Energy debt

Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off

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Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays
Benefits

Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays

Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it’s safer than you think
Crime statistics

Should we be scared of the crime all around us? The truth is, it’s safer than you think

Family trapped in damp and mouldy horror home for 10 years: ‘This family is owed respect’
Housing

Family trapped in damp and mouldy horror home for 10 years: ‘This family is owed respect’

Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs
Sex work

Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs