financial and digital inclusion
Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds

Universal credit sanctions more ‘severe’ and ‘damaging’ than criminal fines, report finds
Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?

Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?
‘Incentivising work’ or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired

‘Incentivising work’ or instilling fear? How making the benefits system meaner has backfired
Men are increasingly turning to AI and social media for health advice. The NHS needs to catch up

Men are increasingly turning to AI and social media for health advice. The NHS needs to catch up
Don’t listen to JP Morgan. Britain’s benefits system is dire 

Don’t listen to JP Morgan. Britain’s benefits system is dire
We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world’s money while the poorest suffer

We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world’s money while the poorest suffer
Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot

Five major banks to allow homeless people to open bank accounts under new pilot
How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?

How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped where you live?
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt 

How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
Ofgem’s plan to write off £500m of energy debt is welcome – but it’s not enough to solve the crisis

Ofgem’s plan to write off £500m of energy debt is welcome – but it’s not enough to solve the crisis
Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off

Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off
UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped

UK faces another Post Office Horizon scandal unless plans to snoop on benefit claimants are stopped
Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer

Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?

DWP to save billions by tackling fraud and error in the benefits system. But at what cost?
Celebrating 20 years of Big Issue Invest: Proving what was once only imagined

Celebrating 20 years of Big Issue Invest: Proving what was once only imagined
People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to ‘abuse and fraud’

People with mental health issues forced to share their PIN – leaving them open to ‘abuse and fraud’
What do bankers think of a windfall tax on the banks? We went to the City of London to find out

What do bankers think of a windfall tax on the banks? We went to the City of London to find out
More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: ‘Too many people miss out’

More than £4bn in benefits will go unclaimed in London this year: ‘Too many people miss out’
New way for Big Issue vendors to take cashless payments up for prestigious award
