Child poverty
How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025
How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2025
Struggling to afford the hefty school uniform costs? Find out whether you are eligible for a school uniforms grant and where to buy cheap alternatives.
29 places where kids can eat free or for £1 in January 2025
29 places where kids can eat free or for £1 in January 2025
Here are all of the places where kids can eat for free and cheap in January 2025, as families face tighter budgets following the Christmas period
Zarah Sultana would ‘absolutely’ return to Labour after suspension: ‘It has to be a broad church’
Zarah Sultana would ‘absolutely’ return to Labour after suspension: ‘It has to be a broad church’
‘If a Labour government isn’t committed to ending child poverty, then what do you stand for?” suspended MP Zarah Sultana tells Big Issue
This year has offered children glimmers of hope – but 2025 must see tangible change
This year has offered children glimmers of hope – but 2025 must see tangible change
There’s no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it
There’s no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it
The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
The dark side of Christmas: Inside the factories where children are forced to make gifts and toys
Why branding Hastings ‘the Grinch capital of the UK’ is just plain poverty shaming
Why branding Hastings ‘the Grinch capital of the UK’ is just plain poverty shaming
‘It’s heartbreaking’: More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
‘It’s heartbreaking’: More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
‘We all deserve magic’: Meet the teachers working to bring Christmas joy to children in poverty
‘We all deserve magic’: Meet the teachers working to bring Christmas joy to children in poverty
Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster
Scotland’s move to abolish poverty by ending two-child benefit cap must inspire Westminster
Inside the Big Issue: Gavin & Stacey’s James Corden and Ruth Jones – one final time
Inside the Big Issue: Gavin & Stacey’s James Corden and Ruth Jones – one final time
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act
Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act
We descended on Downing Street to demand an end to child poverty. This is what happened
We descended on Downing Street to demand an end to child poverty. This is what happened
A strong benefits system is the sign of a healthy society – and essential to ending child poverty
A strong benefits system is the sign of a healthy society – and essential to ending child poverty
Labour must ‘immediately’ scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say
Labour must ‘immediately’ scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say
Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember
Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember
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
Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
This budget must ensure everyone has enough income to meet the basic needs of life
This budget must ensure everyone has enough income to meet the basic needs of life
Poverty has become everyday. It’s time to give our children some hope
Poverty has become everyday. It’s time to give our children some hope
Health inequality starts in childhood. When will the national debate reflect that?
Health inequality starts in childhood. When will the national debate reflect that?
Children in poverty are missing out on memories in the school holidays. We want to change that
Children in poverty are missing out on memories in the school holidays. We want to change that
No mention of two-child limit on benefits in Labour’s ‘ambitious’ child poverty strategy
No mention of two-child limit on benefits in Labour’s ‘ambitious’ child poverty strategy
‘We’re stepping in to help kids eat’: Schools forced to dip into their own budgets to feed pupils
