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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
The government has expanded free school meals so more children will be eligible this school year. But too few families know that they might be able to get the vital support
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’
Big Issue vendor Robin Price loves selling the magazine – and he credits it with saving his life. Now, he feels like he’s “giving back”.
Timms Review recommends changes to ‘dehumanising’ PIP assessment process
Timms Review recommends changes to ‘dehumanising’ PIP assessment process
Stephen Timms and the co-chairs of his review have announced their first recommendations for changes to the disability benefits assessment process – but are they the right reforms?
‘My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him’
‘My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him’
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
How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career
How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career
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
The failure to build enough social housing is leaving families £8,000 a year worse off
The failure to build enough social housing is leaving families £8,000 a year worse off
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
Wrestling legend Mick Foley: ‘You need to tell people you love them before it’s too late’
Wrestling legend Mick Foley: ‘You need to tell people you love them before it’s too late’
NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’
NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing ‘brutal winter’
Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing ‘brutal winter’
Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’
‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’
Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM’s salary to homelessness fight: ‘I want to lead from the front’
Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM’s salary to homelessness fight: ‘I want to lead from the front’
Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham
Every rough sleeper to be offered a route off the street by Christmas, says Andy Burnham
Florence Eshalomi named as homelessness minister: ‘I know what a difference a safe home makes’
Florence Eshalomi named as homelessness minister: ‘I know what a difference a safe home makes’
Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’
Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’
Andy Burnham wants to prevent homelessness. But can he do it in ‘landlord-class Britain’?
Andy Burnham wants to prevent homelessness. But can he do it in ‘landlord-class Britain’?
Labour ‘turning the tide’ on homelessness but Burnham ‘must go further’ to help homeless kids
Labour ‘turning the tide’ on homelessness but Burnham ‘must go further’ to help homeless kids
Inside the Big Issue: Trash talking with Count Binface
Inside the Big Issue: Trash talking with Count Binface
‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
‘I’m a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted’
‘I’m a 21-year-old relying on disability benefits to live. Young disabled people feel deserted’
Should parents on benefits get £4,500 if their child starts an apprenticeship?
