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People with severe mental illness twice as likely to be disconnected by utility companies
Mental health

People with severe mental illness twice as likely to be disconnected by utility companies

More than half of people in utility arrears are experiencing some kind of mental health problem, new analysis from Martin Lewis’ Money and Mental Health Policy Institute shows

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?

Talking about debt is one of Britain’s most avoided topics, more than Donald Trump and Brexit, research shows. Comedian Mark Simmons tells the Big Issue why he is trying to make finance funny

Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about
Social Justice

Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about

The start of April sees a range of bills, taxes, and benefits go up. But help is available to those struggling

DWP payment dates in April 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Benefits

DWP payment dates in April 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes
Wealth tax

Could Rachel Reeves have introduced a wealth tax instead of benefit cuts? Economists say yes

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For those still dealing with a post-Covid debt hangover, financial resilience is vital
Vikki Brownridge

For those still dealing with a post-Covid debt hangover, financial resilience is vital

‘People are scared’: Surge in helpline calls after Labour announces plans for benefit cuts
Disability benefits

‘People are scared’: Surge in helpline calls after Labour announces plans for benefit cuts

Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions
Payslip

Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions

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 great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?
10Foot Takeover

The great autocomplete: Is AI making us lose our minds?

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It’s a waste of public funds
Joanne Barker-Marsh

Too many children with special educational needs are living in poverty. It’s a waste of public funds

Why the loss of terrestrial TV risks pushing millions of Brits to the margins
Elizabeth Anderson

Why the loss of terrestrial TV risks pushing millions of Brits to the margins

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

Generation B is the movement using business as a force for good – and it’s growing
Chris Turner

Generation B is the movement using business as a force for good – and it’s growing

Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen’s great debt battle
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Michael Sheen’s great debt battle

Michael Sheen: ‘Going on holiday doesn’t matter to me as much as paying off 900 people’s debts’
Exclusive

Michael Sheen: ‘Going on holiday doesn’t matter to me as much as paying off 900 people’s debts’

There’s no evidence women are worse with money. So how do we tackle the growing gender debt gap?
Vikki Brownridge

There’s no evidence women are worse with money. So how do we tackle the growing gender debt gap?

Michael Sheen on writing off £1m of people’s debts: ‘Just stopping the bad guys is not enough’
TV

Michael Sheen on writing off £1m of people’s debts: ‘Just stopping the bad guys is not enough’

Pensioners ‘reduced to tears’ by ‘complex’ forms when applying for help from DWP
Department for Work and Pensions

Pensioners ‘reduced to tears’ by ‘complex’ forms when applying for help from DWP

Crisis-proofing your finances: How to prepare for the unexpected with an emergency fund
Emergency fund

Crisis-proofing your finances: How to prepare for the unexpected with an emergency fund

Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’
Digital inclusion

Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’

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Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention
Matt Copeland

Energy bills being more than £1,700 a year is not normal – we need government intervention

How ChatGPT and AI changed the conversation on universal basic income
Alison Hawdale

How ChatGPT and AI changed the conversation on universal basic income

More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds
Cost of living

More than 24 million Brits don’t earn enough for a ‘decent standard of living’, report finds

Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up
Simon Francis

Gaslighting the public: How the energy industry is profiting from our pain as bills are set to go up