health and wellbeing
I was told I was ‘too young’ to have Parkinson’s when I applied for a Blue Badge
I was told I was ‘too young’ to have Parkinson’s when I applied for a Blue Badge
Joanne Robinson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 50. When she applied for a Blue Badge, she was told she seemed “too young” to have the condition and her application was rejected
Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits
Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits
Many benefit claimants are caught in the “activity trap”: they want to be more active, but worry that their benefits will be revoked
Inside the Big Issue: Prison Break
Inside the Big Issue: Prison Break
The crisis facing our prisons is going nowhere. This week’s Big Issue explores creative ways to cut reoffending and improve rehabilitation
Disability campaigners criticise report proposing PIP cuts: ‘Very concerning’
Disability campaigners criticise report proposing PIP cuts: ‘Very concerning’
What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths
What Britain can learn from other countries about reducing drug deaths
Sir Alex Ferguson’s dementia playlist: ‘Music is one of the best things that can help’
Sir Alex Ferguson’s dementia playlist: ‘Music is one of the best things that can help’
The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can’t afford it?
The government wants you to buy tinned food to prepare for a crisis. What if you can’t afford it?
‘A child’s life can be made easier by money arriving when it should’
‘A child’s life can be made easier by money arriving when it should’
Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free
Will you become an unpaid carer? Brits underestimate how many will care for a relative for free
How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London
How a British man was pulled into modern slavery working at a food court in the heart of London
Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It’s exploiting people for views
Influencers are using smart glasses to film homeless people. It’s exploiting people for views
Why the music you love listening to right now could be a dementia lifeline in the future
Why the music you love listening to right now could be a dementia lifeline in the future
It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt
It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt
Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here’s why it would push up poverty
Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here’s why it would push up poverty
My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief
My daughter collapsed and died before my eyes. I learned British Sign Language to process my grief
More children will get free school meals this school year. Here’s what you need to know
More children will get free school meals this school year. Here’s what you need to know
What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’
How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’
Timms Review recommends changes to ‘dehumanising’ PIP assessment process
Timms Review recommends changes to ‘dehumanising’ PIP assessment process
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
London’s walk-in homelessness services are closing. It’s driving homeless people to hospital instead
The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’
The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We’d rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
