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I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I’m living debt free
Debt

I had no job, long-term mental health issues and £50,000 of debt. Now I’m living debt free

There’s no shame in being skint. Talking about money worries will free you
Finance

There’s no shame in being skint. Talking about money worries will free you

Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election
Ministry of Poverty Prevention

Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election

The problem with UK’s film industry? It’s easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school
Film

The problem with UK’s film industry? It’s easier to win an Oscar if you went to private school

UK recession: What is a recession and what does it mean for me?
Cost of living crisis

UK recession: What is a recession and what does it mean for me?

How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis
Mother's Day

How baby banks are fighting child poverty and empowering mums in the cost of living crisis

Jeremy Hunt’s last-minute household support fund reprieve is too little, too late
Sabine Goodwin

Jeremy Hunt’s last-minute household support fund reprieve is too little, too late

‘There was no way out’: Survivors of domestic abuse forced to stay with abusers or face destitution
Cost of living crisis

‘There was no way out’: Survivors of domestic abuse forced to stay with abusers or face destitution

I’m 67 and working as a cabby. Rent and cost of living means I’ll never be able to afford to retire
Renting

I’m 67 and working as a cabby. Rent and cost of living means I’ll never be able to afford to retire

‘Missed opportunity:’ From taxes to airline fees, what does Hunt’s Spring Budget mean for the planet?
Spring budget

‘Missed opportunity:’ From taxes to airline fees, what does Hunt’s Spring Budget mean for the planet?

BBC Radio 1 star Dean McCullough shares his experience of homelessness: ‘You don’t have to be lonely’
Youth homelessness

BBC Radio 1 star Dean McCullough shares his experience of homelessness: ‘You don’t have to be lonely’

Big Issue founder John Bird celebrates vendors at House of Lords – and vows to help end destitution
National Vendor Week

Big Issue founder John Bird celebrates vendors at House of Lords – and vows to help end destitution

Rwanda asylum plan could cost taxpayer more than £500m. Here’s how that could be much better spent
A modest proposal

Rwanda asylum plan could cost taxpayer more than £500m. Here’s how that could be much better spent

‘Against the odds’: How the Lubber Fiend made Newcastle’s music scene exciting again
Venue Watch

‘Against the odds’: How the Lubber Fiend made Newcastle’s music scene exciting again

Number of people sleeping rough in England more than double than when Tories came to power
Homelessness

Number of people sleeping rough in England more than double than when Tories came to power

Over 500 employers named for ‘cheating workers’ out of minimum wage – but it’s worse than you think
Minimum wage

Over 500 employers named for ‘cheating workers’ out of minimum wage – but it’s worse than you think

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UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes
Energy bills

UK energy bills to fall – but millions still live in dangerously cold and damp homes

Keir Starmer will continue austerity. That means keeping vulnerable people in ‘brutalising poverty’
Kasmira Kincaid

Keir Starmer will continue austerity. That means keeping vulnerable people in ‘brutalising poverty’

Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there’s a major problem
Childcare

Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there’s a major problem

More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can’t afford it
Food banks

More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can’t afford it