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This year has offered children glimmers of hope – but 2025 must see tangible change
Lynn Perry

This year has offered children glimmers of hope – but 2025 must see tangible change

There’s no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it
Ruth Talbot

There’s no quick fix for single parent poverty but there is a clear first step – Labour must take it

The age of surveillance: Are we already living in a Big Brother dystopia?
Lou Gilmond

The age of surveillance: Are we already living in a Big Brother dystopia?

We all deserve more money. Let me prove why it’s time for universal basic income
Zack Polanski

We all deserve more money. Let me prove why it’s time for universal basic income

Nearly a third of people feel too ’embarrassed’ to seek support for their energy bills in the UK
Jessica Taplin

Nearly a third of people feel too ’embarrassed’ to seek support for their energy bills in the UK

‘I have nothing they can take’: Council tax debt collection having devastating impact on vulnerable people
Sarah Muirhead

‘I have nothing they can take’: Council tax debt collection having devastating impact on vulnerable people

Millions of pensioners in ‘desperate need’ lose winter fuel payment: ‘We fear what will happen’
Winter fuel payment

Millions of pensioners in ‘desperate need’ lose winter fuel payment: ‘We fear what will happen’

Prices rise at highest rate in months: ‘Families are still struggling with the cost of living’
Inflation

Prices rise at highest rate in months: ‘Families are still struggling with the cost of living’

Too many people wouldn’t be able to cope with an unforeseen cost of £1,000 – that needs to change
Opinion

Too many people wouldn’t be able to cope with an unforeseen cost of £1,000 – that needs to change

AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger
Iris Lim

AI was meant to make the DWP benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way
Rob Orchard

News has been reduced to sensationalist clickbait in 2024 – there has to be a better way

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis
Robert Glick

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it’s becoming an uncomfortable crisis

‘I was really struggling’: Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme it says slashes food bank usage
Christmas

‘I was really struggling’: Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme it says slashes food bank usage

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
Behind the scenes

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter

‘Nobody should be alone’: Loneliness at Christmas is on the rise – here’s a great way to change that
Christmas

‘Nobody should be alone’: Loneliness at Christmas is on the rise – here’s a great way to change that

Britain’s data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: ‘We’re watching you’
Artificial Intelligence

Britain’s data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: ‘We’re watching you’

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Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI
Artificial Intelligence

Teething problems with VAR and handball rules serve as a warning about AI

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at ‘greater risk of scams’
Financial and digital inclusion

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at ‘greater risk of scams’

Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know
benefits

Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know

Warm home discount loophole means pensioners on benefits could miss out on £150 of help
Energy bills

Warm home discount loophole means pensioners on benefits could miss out on £150 of help