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‘A national scandal’: Shocking number of kids living in dangerously mouldy homes, social workers say
Cost of living crisis

‘A national scandal’: Shocking number of kids living in dangerously mouldy homes, social workers say

Parents can now get 15 hours free childcare for two-year-olds. Here’s how
Cost of living crisis

Parents can now get 15 hours free childcare for two-year-olds. Here’s how

‘Time for a new deal’: UK’s new minimum wage still not enough to cover ‘a decent standard of life’
Minimum wage

‘Time for a new deal’: UK’s new minimum wage still not enough to cover ‘a decent standard of life’

I’m a single mum living in poverty. Worrying about how it affects my children keeps me up at night
Lauren

I’m a single mum living in poverty. Worrying about how it affects my children keeps me up at night

The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
Poverty

The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution

Inside the Big Issue: Once Upon a Time in the West Midlands
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Once Upon a Time in the West Midlands

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music
Music

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music

The graph Rishi Sunak doesn’t want you to see
Inflation

The graph Rishi Sunak doesn’t want you to see

Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Cost of living crisis

Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay

Social care is on its knees. It’s no wonder public dissatisfaction is at a record high
Evan John

Social care is on its knees. It’s no wonder public dissatisfaction is at a record high

Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on
Social care

Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on

Unsecured debt such as credit cards and loans at highest level in a decade, charity warns
Debt

Unsecured debt such as credit cards and loans at highest level in a decade, charity warns

Big Issue Recipe Collection: Jamie Oliver’s mackerel spaghetti is comforting and ready in minutes
The Big Issue Recipe Collection

Big Issue Recipe Collection: Jamie Oliver’s mackerel spaghetti is comforting and ready in minutes

Big Issue Recipe Collection: Jamie Oliver’s thrifty fruit crumble costs just 72p per portion
Big Issue Recipe Collection

Big Issue Recipe Collection: Jamie Oliver’s thrifty fruit crumble costs just 72p per portion

Millions of kids are in poverty and Jeremy Hunt wants a ‘carrot and stick’ benefits system
benefits

Millions of kids are in poverty and Jeremy Hunt wants a ‘carrot and stick’ benefits system

‘Out of touch’: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt slammed after claiming £100,000 a year ‘isn’t a huge salary’
Politics

‘Out of touch’: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt slammed after claiming £100,000 a year ‘isn’t a huge salary’

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Two-child limit on benefits is cruel and unfair. Politicians must rethink ahead of general election
Martin O'Neill

Two-child limit on benefits is cruel and unfair. Politicians must rethink ahead of general election

More than 700,000 children plunged into poverty since Tories came to power: ‘We’re going backwards’
Child poverty

More than 700,000 children plunged into poverty since Tories came to power: ‘We’re going backwards’

DWP benefits ‘too low’ to cover basic living costs, government warned: ‘Completely unacceptable’
Benefits

DWP benefits ‘too low’ to cover basic living costs, government warned: ‘Completely unacceptable’

Iconic fashion brand Ted Baker collapses with hundreds of jobs at risk. What went wrong?
Business

Iconic fashion brand Ted Baker collapses with hundreds of jobs at risk. What went wrong?