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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

Ofgem’s latest energy price cap comes into effect today with the households facing a £221 a year rise

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?

Energy bills are are set to rise with Ofgem’s new energy price cap. Here’s everything you need to know, including where to get help if you 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

More than 1,000 children a day in the UK are being supported by baby banks, stark new figures have revealed

DWP to ban people from driving and seize money from bank accounts to recover benefit debts
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP to ban people from driving and seize money from bank accounts to recover benefit debts

Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?
Politics

Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?

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Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain would look like
Politics

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham’s Britain would look like

Inside the Big Issue: Homelessness, Survival, Resistance
Behind the scenes

Inside the Big Issue: Homelessness, Survival, Resistance

‘Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not’
Thea Jaffe

‘Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not’

Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income
Money

Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income

‘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

How to take a quick look at your financial health in five minutes – and what to do next
Money

How to take a quick look at your financial health in five minutes – and what to do next

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’

I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I’m helping local people take the step
Debt

I know from experience how hard it is to seek help with debt. I’m helping local people take the step

Inside the Big issue: Pier pressure
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big issue: Pier pressure

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?

Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 
Keir starmer

Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 

Higher defence spending won’t make Britain safer while families live in poverty
Shelley Hopkinson

Higher defence spending won’t make Britain safer while families live in poverty

‘My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice’
benefits

‘My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice’

Young people ‘hounded’ for rent upfront to get a social home: ‘It’s meant to be affordable housing’
Housing

Young people ‘hounded’ for rent upfront to get a social home: ‘It’s meant to be affordable housing’

Going into debt doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Here’s how to get help
Money

Going into debt doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Here’s how to get help

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Super Furry Animals: ‘We could sign on and get income support so we could eat. It’s harder now’
Music

Super Furry Animals: ‘We could sign on and get income support so we could eat. It’s harder now’

The Renters’ Rights Act must finally give tenants the service they pay landlords a premium for
Rachael Williamson

The Renters’ Rights Act must finally give tenants the service they pay landlords a premium for

Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban
Renting

Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: ‘A clear failure’
Homelessness

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: ‘A clear failure’