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Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds
Universal credit

Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds

Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals
Christmas

Four in 10 Brits go a whole week without a meaningful talk with a stranger, Big Issue study reveals

‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family
Supported lodgings

‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family

Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?
Autumn budget

Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?

What is child benefit and can I claim it?
Welfare system

What is child benefit and can I claim it?

Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless
Veterans

Labour confirms millions in funding to stop 1,000-plus veterans becoming homeless

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’
Care homes

Thousands of pensioners evicted from care homes and put at risk of homelessness: ‘It’s so cruel’

3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England
Homelessness

3 things Labour must do right now to help 300,000 homeless households in England

The military is the only job where people are asked to kill. Here’s how to make the system fairer
Armed forces

The military is the only job where people are asked to kill. Here’s how to make the system fairer

‘People seem to forget about it now’: Big Issue vendors share what Remembrance Day means to them
Remembrance

‘People seem to forget about it now’: Big Issue vendors share what Remembrance Day means to them

‘A moral imperative’: Starmer faces pressure to confirm cash to stop veteran homelessness
Veterans

‘A moral imperative’: Starmer faces pressure to confirm cash to stop veteran homelessness

Overwhelming majority of Brits say the country feels divided
Culture wars

Overwhelming majority of Brits say the country feels divided

COP30 marks 30 years of COP climate summits. Has it actually made a difference?
COP30

COP30 marks 30 years of COP climate summits. Has it actually made a difference?

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’
Gaza

These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’

Mayors to get greater powers to build social homes in their regions: ‘Go big, go bold, go build’
Social housing

Mayors to get greater powers to build social homes in their regions: ‘Go big, go bold, go build’

Deck your walls with limited edition prints by leading artists to support Big Issue at Christmas
Deck the Walls

Deck your walls with limited edition prints by leading artists to support Big Issue at Christmas

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Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?
Work

Employers are being urged to step up and help disabled people stay in work. But is it enough?

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