Social Justice
Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’
Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’
Big Issue meets Charlotte Ritchie – star of Ghosts, Fresh Meat and Call the Midwife among others – as she joins calls for change to ensure that people can afford the essentials they need to survive
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?
What does the inflation rate mean for you? Will prices come down? Here’s what you need to know about whether the cost of living crisis will ever end
‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
Campaigners are calling for the government to end ‘the normalisation of a charitable response to poverty’, as food banks in the Trussell network are now handing out 69% more emergency food parcels than five years ago
DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty
DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty
More than 16 million people in poverty, report finds – with deprivation at highest level in decades
More than 16 million people in poverty, report finds – with deprivation at highest level in decades
Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating
Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating
Pension credit wait times double – fuelling fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support
Pension credit wait times double – fuelling fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support
‘It can’t stay like this’: Meet the North East families fighting child poverty by themselves
‘It can’t stay like this’: Meet the North East families fighting child poverty by themselves
‘Punitive’ asylum system pushing refugees into homelessness: ‘It’s fuelling injustice’
‘Punitive’ asylum system pushing refugees into homelessness: ‘It’s fuelling injustice’
Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at ‘greater risk of scams’
Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at ‘greater risk of scams’
Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know
Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know
Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
Warm home discount loophole means pensioners on benefits could miss out on £150 of help
Warm home discount loophole means pensioners on benefits could miss out on £150 of help
‘I’m furious’: UK’s ‘rushed’ rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal
‘I’m furious’: UK’s ‘rushed’ rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal
‘It’s an invasion of privacy’: Single mum left ‘mortified’ after DWP scrutinises her bank account
‘It’s an invasion of privacy’: Single mum left ‘mortified’ after DWP scrutinises her bank account
‘Where’s the compassion?’: Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father’s ashes after funeral
‘Where’s the compassion?’: Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father’s ashes after funeral
DWP benefit reforms to get people into work are ‘smokescreen for cuts’, disability activist says
DWP benefit reforms to get people into work are ‘smokescreen for cuts’, disability activist says
‘Back to cost of living crisis’: Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say
‘Back to cost of living crisis’: Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say
Buffer zones outside abortion clinics are step in right direction – but other problems persist
Buffer zones outside abortion clinics are step in right direction – but other problems persist
‘Where will it stop?’: DWP to get ‘direct access to bank accounts’ in benefit fraud crackdown
‘Where will it stop?’: DWP to get ‘direct access to bank accounts’ in benefit fraud crackdown
Benefit changes, universal credit and crackdown on fraud: How Labour’s budget impacts benefits
Benefit changes, universal credit and crackdown on fraud: How Labour’s budget impacts benefits
‘This will be costly’: Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog
‘This will be costly’: Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog
Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told
Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told
Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show
