Children

‘There’s no support for us at all’: The realities of caring for a disabled child during a heatwave
Heatwave

‘There’s no support for us at all’: The realities of caring for a disabled child during a heatwave

Child poverty: Two-fifths of children under five are missing key developmental milestones
Child poverty

Child poverty: Two-fifths of children under five are missing key developmental milestones

Most Brits think today’s children will find life harder than their parents
Social mobility

Most Brits think today’s children will find life harder than their parents

Care leavers campaign for better support: ‘We don’t have a great start in life when we turn 18’
Social Justice

Care leavers campaign for better support: ‘We don’t have a great start in life when we turn 18’

National food strategy won’t expand free school meals to another 1.1 million children, despite recommendations
Social Justice

National food strategy won’t expand free school meals to another 1.1 million children, despite recommendations

Child benefit: Why your payment has been reduced ahead of the Queen’s Jubilee
Welfare system

Child benefit: Why your payment has been reduced ahead of the Queen’s Jubilee

Will having the calorie content of our meals on menus actually tackle the obesity epidemic?
Food

Will having the calorie content of our meals on menus actually tackle the obesity epidemic?

Plans to restrict student loans by GCSE grades labelled an ‘attack on the working class’
Education

Plans to restrict student loans by GCSE grades labelled an ‘attack on the working class’

Plastic-free presents for babies, toddlers and children this Christmas
Ethical Shopping

Plastic-free presents for babies, toddlers and children this Christmas

Pandemic effect on deprived children’s health could last into adulthood
health inequality

Pandemic effect on deprived children’s health could last into adulthood

Children in care are being handcuffed on their way to school and foster homes
Social care

Children in care are being handcuffed on their way to school and foster homes

Top tips for your Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition entry from Sarah McIntyre
Art

Top tips for your Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition entry from Sarah McIntyre

‘They call us snowflakes but we’re taking action’: Children speak out in landmark survey
Social Justice

‘They call us snowflakes but we’re taking action’: Children speak out in landmark survey

Ministers commit £17m to help kids cope after year of ‘trauma and anxiety’
Health

Ministers commit £17m to help kids cope after year of ‘trauma and anxiety’

It seems our government has decided some children don’t need care
Opinion

It seems our government has decided some children don’t need care

Millions in funding for kid’s health ‘unaccounted for’ in sugar tax dispute
Social Justice

Millions in funding for kid’s health ‘unaccounted for’ in sugar tax dispute

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The winner of The Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition is revealed!
Art

The winner of The Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition is revealed!

Nadia Shireen to judge The Big Issue Christmas Cover Competition 2020
Art

Nadia Shireen to judge The Big Issue Christmas Cover Competition 2020

See a selection of our Spring Kid’s Cover Competition entries here
Art

See a selection of our Spring Kid’s Cover Competition entries here

Celebrating NHS superheroes with the Spring Cover Competition winner
Art

Celebrating NHS superheroes with the Spring Cover Competition winner