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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

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

Millions on universal credit left cold, without food and in debt – because the system is failing us
Helen Barnard

Millions on universal credit left cold, without food and in debt – because the system is failing us

DWP benefit dates for March 2024 and other help as cost of living payments end
Benefits

DWP benefit dates for March 2024 and other help as cost of living payments end

Landlord Tory MPs are trying to ‘gut’ protections for private renters, analysis shows
Renters Reform Bill

Landlord Tory MPs are trying to ‘gut’ protections for private renters, analysis shows

How iconic arts venue graced by Elton John and Amy Winehouse is helping homeless people
Community activism

How iconic arts venue graced by Elton John and Amy Winehouse is helping homeless people

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‘They gave me hope’: As ‘appliance poverty’ bites, this charity is helping people ‘out of the hole’
Poverty

‘They gave me hope’: As ‘appliance poverty’ bites, this charity is helping people ‘out of the hole’

Cash-strapped Brits are keeping heat off even when it’s cold – as British Gas profits soar tenfold
Fuel poverty

Cash-strapped Brits are keeping heat off even when it’s cold – as British Gas profits soar tenfold

UK recession is ‘devastating’ for people living in poverty who have ‘nothing left to cut back’
Recession

UK recession is ‘devastating’ for people living in poverty who have ‘nothing left to cut back’

UK officially falling into recession is a ‘headache’ for Rishi Sunak. Here’s why
Recession

UK officially falling into recession is a ‘headache’ for Rishi Sunak. Here’s why