Social Justice
Scottish minister remains ‘concerned’ Labour’s child poverty strategy will lack impact
Scottish minister remains ‘concerned’ Labour’s child poverty strategy will lack impact
Big Issue sat down with Scottish social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville ahead of the autumn budget as she called for Westminster to do more to tackle child poverty
‘I would go to school shivering’: 300,000 children in the UK may go without a coat this winter
‘I would go to school shivering’: 300,000 children in the UK may go without a coat this winter
Dame Helen Mirren has backed Barnardo’s campaign to help families struggling to afford coats for their children this winter
‘I spent my burial fund on repairs’: Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills
‘I spent my burial fund on repairs’: Pensioners in poverty pushed to breaking point by unexpected bills
One in five people over the age of 65 on a low income would struggle to cover an emergency cost of £50, according to new research from charity Independent Age
What a soup kitchen in London’s financial district thinks about a windfall tax on the banks
What a soup kitchen in London’s financial district thinks about a windfall tax on the banks
Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds
Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds
Overwhelming majority of Brits say the country feels divided
Overwhelming majority of Brits say the country feels divided
These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’
These raw, heartfelt voice notes are straight from Gaza’s frontline: ‘Even the silence is frightening’
How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
‘I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens
‘I’d be stuck without it’: Inside the vital family hubs helping parents as child poverty crisis worsens
I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here’s how I found hope in the grief
I battled leukaemia and then lost my fiancée to cancer. Here’s how I found hope in the grief
Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off
Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off
Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
Teen scholar trapped in Gaza after being blocked by Home Office from joining her mum in UK
Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs
Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs
How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in Jordan: ‘People can rebuild their lives’
How war-wounded patients are finding hope in a hospital in Jordan: ‘People can rebuild their lives’
Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Everything you need to know about Labour’s child poverty strategy
Universal credit should increase by 6.2% in 2026. Here’s what you need to know
Universal credit should increase by 6.2% in 2026. Here’s what you need to know
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
Behind the sleigh bells and huskies of Lapland’s Christmas industry, the Sámi people struggle
Behind the sleigh bells and huskies of Lapland’s Christmas industry, the Sámi people struggle
What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?
What is the two-child benefit limit and how does it impact families?
Anti-abortion groups have received funds from the UK government and National Lottery
Anti-abortion groups have received funds from the UK government and National Lottery
What is the truth about crisis pregnancy centres? The anti-abortion facilities creeping across Britain
What is the truth about crisis pregnancy centres? The anti-abortion facilities creeping across Britain
Abortion is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights and progress be rolled back?
Abortion is close to decriminalisation. But how quickly can rights and progress be rolled back?
More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: ‘Too many people miss out’
