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Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’
Housing

Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’

How Big Issue came up from the streets, 35 years on: ‘It was the most chaotic, beautiful madness’ 
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How Big Issue came up from the streets, 35 years on: ‘It was the most chaotic, beautiful madness’ 

It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt
Vikki Brownridge

It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt

Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
Housing

Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’

Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here’s why it would push up poverty
Disability benefits

Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here’s why it would push up poverty

What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’
Big Issue at 35

What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’

‘I grew up in social housing and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’
Education

‘I grew up in social housing and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’

Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’
Big Issue 35

Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’

How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’
Big Issue 35

How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’

Big Issue at 35: How prime ministers have supported Big Issue vendors
Big Issue 35

Big Issue at 35: How prime ministers have supported Big Issue vendors

People could face an ‘impossible winter’ with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
Energy bills

People could face an ‘impossible winter’ with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January

‘So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy’
Letters

‘So many of the problems we face today are a result of Right to Buy’

Rents are set to rise 5% by the end of 2026. Here’s what it could mean for homelessness
Renting

Rents are set to rise 5% by the end of 2026. Here’s what it could mean for homelessness

I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle
Ellie Smith

I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle

As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged
Steven MacKenzie

As Big Issue turns 35, our mission to terminate homelessness is unchanged

Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’
Exclusive

Andy Burnham exclusive on rough sleeping plan: ‘It’s not just a one-off thing for Christmas’

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I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’
Theatre

I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’

My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief
Grief

My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief

More children will get free school meals this school year. Here’s what you need to know
Free school meals

More children will get free school meals this school year. Here’s what you need to know

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?