Social Justice

It’s 15 years since Amy Winehouse died. Here’s how her legacy is helping women overcome addiction
Social Justice

It’s 15 years since Amy Winehouse died. Here’s how her legacy is helping women overcome addiction

As the world remembers Amy Winehouse 15 years on from her death, residents at Amy’s Place have praised the housing project set up in her memory as it turns 10, saying the celebrated singer would be ‘proud’ of her legacy

Will Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?
Cost of living

Will Andy Burnham’s £2 bus fares make a difference to the cost of living?

Andy Burnham has confirmed plans to cap single bus fares at £2 from January, saving people £1 a trip

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?

Andy Burnham promised immediate action to help people across Britain with the cost of living. Can he manage to make real change?

Rising childcare costs during summer holidays leave working parents paying £1,145 per child
Social Justice

Rising childcare costs during summer holidays leave working parents paying £1,145 per child

Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: ‘They miss out’
disability

Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: ‘They miss out’

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I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
Football

I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again

Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor
poverty premium

Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor

PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds
Disability benefits

PIP assessment process is ‘dehumanising’ and ‘degrading’, government’s Timms Review finds

Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’
Immigration

Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’

North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
Social Justice

North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen

Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
Fuel Poverty

Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty

Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Cost of living

Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?

Baby banks are becoming ‘as normalised as food banks’ as 1,000 children a day need support
Baby banks

Baby banks are becoming ‘as normalised as food banks’ as 1,000 children a day need support

How the fight for common land is now the fight for access to the internet
Inequality

How the fight for common land is now the fight for access to the internet

Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’
Reader offer

Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’

What’s going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here’s how to have your say
Benefits

What’s going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here’s how to have your say

‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’
Homelessness

‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’

I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
Cost of living

I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials

There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: ‘I wanted to be a lawyer’
Young people

There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: ‘I wanted to be a lawyer’

Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?
social housing

Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?

Energy bills to rise as millions struggle with cost of living: ‘People are already rationing’
Cost of living

Energy bills to rise as millions struggle with cost of living: ‘People are already rationing’

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Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears ‘people in need might be excluded’
Digital inclusion

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears ‘people in need might be excluded’

What does the government’s cost of living boost mean for family budgets this summer?
Cost of living

What does the government’s cost of living boost mean for family budgets this summer?

I lost my son to gambling addiction. Now I’m fighting to change the system
Gambling

I lost my son to gambling addiction. Now I’m fighting to change the system

AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’
Books

AF Steadman: ‘Kids don’t want to be on their phones. They want books and deadly unicorns’