Finance

Care leavers face a ‘postcode lottery’ for support: ‘It can be incredibly lonely at Christmas’
Care leavers

Care leavers face a ‘postcode lottery’ for support: ‘It can be incredibly lonely at Christmas’

Coram surveyed 27,000 children in care and young care leavers across the country between 2015 and 2024, finding that more than a quarter are struggling financially

Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?
Autumn budget

Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?

Rachel Reeves is likely to raise taxes in her autumn budget. She has different ways she could do this, but all come with their challenges and will be unpopular among different groups of people

Millions of Brits use Buy Now, Pay Later to shop. Will new rules protect people from the dangers?
Buy Now, Pay Later

Millions of Brits use Buy Now, Pay Later to shop. Will new rules protect people from the dangers?

Buy Now, Pay Later has its advantages and millions of people use the schemes to shop, but until now the industry has been largely unregulated. Will the government’s new rules coming into force next year alleviate the risks?

How I secured funding to grow my social enterprise
Big Issue Invest

How I secured funding to grow my social enterprise

Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works
Buy now, pay later

Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works

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I got a loan to help me pay for my dad’s funeral. The interest sent me spiralling into debt
Finances

I got a loan to help me pay for my dad’s funeral. The interest sent me spiralling into debt

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us
Dominic Arnall

LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn’t just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us

What is social impact financing – and should your organisation consider it? 
Big Issue Invest

What is social impact financing – and should your organisation consider it? 

How to break the payday loan cycle: Alternatives and resources
Payday loans

How to break the payday loan cycle: Alternatives and resources

Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?
money

Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs
Poverty line

Living on the edge: How to avoid falling into poverty amid rising costs

The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you
Gig economy

The gig economy and your finances: How to make it work for you

Brits feel just as poor and miserable as they did last year. When will things get better?
Britain

Brits feel just as poor and miserable as they did last year. When will things get better?

Investing in the North East: A closer look at social impact financing
Big Issue Invest

Investing in the North East: A closer look at social impact financing

Sex, drugs and Bloomberg terminals: How Industry highlights the ‘crony chumocracy’ of Tory rule
TV

Sex, drugs and Bloomberg terminals: How Industry highlights the ‘crony chumocracy’ of Tory rule

Buy Now Pay Later must be regulated – before it pushes even more vulnerable people into debt
Vikki Brownridge

Buy Now Pay Later must be regulated – before it pushes even more vulnerable people into debt

Is my deposit protected by a deposit protection scheme?
renting

Is my deposit protected by a deposit protection scheme?

I was in a violent relationship. I wouldn’t have got free without financial help
Financial inclusion

I was in a violent relationship. I wouldn’t have got free without financial help

Britain has a serious money problem. Financial literacy must be taught in primary schools
John Asthana Gibson

Britain has a serious money problem. Financial literacy must be taught in primary schools

DWP could violate human rights with plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts
Benefits

DWP could violate human rights with plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts

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

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Loud budgeting is the radical new TikTok trend helping Gen Z talk about money
Finances

Loud budgeting is the radical new TikTok trend helping Gen Z talk about money

Millions of people at risk of ‘toxic cycle’ of long-term mental health and money problems
Cost of living crisis

Millions of people at risk of ‘toxic cycle’ of long-term mental health and money problems

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

Is social impact investing the solution to the temporary accommodation crisis?
Big Issue Invest

Is social impact investing the solution to the temporary accommodation crisis?