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‘Poverty takes years off your life’: Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain
Life expectancy

‘Poverty takes years off your life’: Men in Blackpool now have lowest life expectancy in Britain

TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’
Child poverty

TikTok star and teacher Shabaz Ali: ‘Kids should not be going without food in this country’

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain
A Modest Proposal

The Tories wasted £131bn of taxpayer cash in five years. Here’s how it could’ve helped fix Britain

Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act
Ruth Patrick

Scotland is right to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. It’s now time for Labour to act

Keir Starmer has unveiled his ‘plan for change’. But can Labour really turn Britain around?
Plan for Change

Keir Starmer has unveiled his ‘plan for change’. But can Labour really turn Britain around?

From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
Plan for change

From the NHS to ‘spreading opportunity’: Here’s what should be in Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’

Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as Labour challenged to ‘step up’ and follow suit
Two-child benefit cap

Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland as Labour challenged to ‘step up’ and follow suit

Fuel poverty in the UK: Why can’t people pay their energy bills?
Cost of living crisis

Fuel poverty in the UK: Why can’t people pay their energy bills?

Ukrainian mum who fled war dreams of buying Christmas tree and presents for her children
Christmas

Ukrainian mum who fled war dreams of buying Christmas tree and presents for her children

We descended on Downing Street to demand an end to child poverty. This is what happened
Jo Barker-Marsh and Ruth Patrick

We descended on Downing Street to demand an end to child poverty. This is what happened

Labour must ‘immediately’ scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say
Child poverty

Labour must ‘immediately’ scrap two-child benefit cap if it wants to end child poverty, charities say

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
Behind the scenes

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter

‘Christmas is out’: Meet the pensioners cancelling Christmas over Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts
Winter Fuel Payment

‘Christmas is out’: Meet the pensioners cancelling Christmas over Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts

Energy bills are still going up – Labour must rise to the challenge of protecting the poorest
Simon Francis

Energy bills are still going up – Labour must rise to the challenge of protecting the poorest

‘A national disgrace’: A quarter of households with children under four don’t have enough food
Food poverty

‘A national disgrace’: A quarter of households with children under four don’t have enough food

‘Get Britain Working’ risks becoming empty words without urgent reforms to the benefits system
Anela Anwar

‘Get Britain Working’ risks becoming empty words without urgent reforms to the benefits system

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Millions of Brits keep their homes at dangerously low temperatures – and it’s saving less than they think
Energy Bills

Millions of Brits keep their homes at dangerously low temperatures – and it’s saving less than they think

‘Dismay’ for disabled and vulnerable households as average annual energy bills to rise to £1,738
Energy bills

‘Dismay’ for disabled and vulnerable households as average annual energy bills to rise to £1,738

Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it’s the tip of the hunger iceberg
Sabine Goodwin

Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it’s the tip of the hunger iceberg

Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’
Food banks

Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’