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‘Grotesque’ council tax system set for biggest change in 30 years. Here’s what it means for you
Money

‘Grotesque’ council tax system set for biggest change in 30 years. Here’s what it means for you

Money guru Martin Lewis has hailed reforms which mean people who fall behind on council tax bills will not have to pay the full year’s amount just two weeks later

Switching to a four-day week ‘could save councils £1bn a year’
Employment

Switching to a four-day week ‘could save councils £1bn a year’

Campaigners argue that new research shows a four-day week could be a lifeline for cash-strapped councils. But politicians remain unconvinced

Period poverty forces UK women to use newspaper instead of sanitary products: ‘It’s unacceptable’
Period poverty

Period poverty forces UK women to use newspaper instead of sanitary products: ‘It’s unacceptable’

Millions of women and girls around the world, including here in the UK, experience the injustice of period poverty

Wales homeless football team faces race against time to survive: ‘We’re at breaking point’
Homelessness

Wales homeless football team faces race against time to survive: ‘We’re at breaking point’

Carer’s allowance turns 50: ‘I keep the money side of things from her, I don’t want her to worry’
Unpaid carers

Carer’s allowance turns 50: ‘I keep the money side of things from her, I don’t want her to worry’

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Inside the Big Issue: Yungblud is disrupting every boundary
yungblud

Inside the Big Issue: Yungblud is disrupting every boundary

Yungblud on losing Ozzy Osbourne: ‘He was like Batman to me’
Yungblud

Yungblud on losing Ozzy Osbourne: ‘He was like Batman to me’

New homeless village offers ‘brilliant solution’ that organisers want to bring to a town near you
Homelessness

New homeless village offers ‘brilliant solution’ that organisers want to bring to a town near you

The US-Iran war creates a ‘perfect storm’ for the UK’s food supply ‘hitting the poorest hardest’
Social Justice

The US-Iran war creates a ‘perfect storm’ for the UK’s food supply ‘hitting the poorest hardest’

Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty
Education

Big Issue is heading into schools to inspire the next generation to dismantle poverty

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
Child poverty

What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?

Inside the Big Issue: The hidden heartbeat of the nation
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The hidden heartbeat of the nation

Reform UK housing spokesperson sacked over ‘deeply dehumanising’ Grenfell comments
Politics

Reform UK housing spokesperson sacked over ‘deeply dehumanising’ Grenfell comments

Coroners are increasingly pointing to the housing crisis in their reports – but can it save lives?
Homelessness

Coroners are increasingly pointing to the housing crisis in their reports – but can it save lives?

London’s first homeless detox centre set to close: ‘We’re pushing problems back onto the streets now’
homelessness

London’s first homeless detox centre set to close: ‘We’re pushing problems back onto the streets now’

Striking photos show Israeli and Palestinian mothers walking barefoot through Rome to call for peace
Gaza

Striking photos show Israeli and Palestinian mothers walking barefoot through Rome to call for peace

Nearly two children in every classroom relying on food banks: ‘A national emergency’
Cost of living

Nearly two children in every classroom relying on food banks: ‘A national emergency’

Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed
Immigration

Home Office pilot saved 1,000 refugee families from homelessness. Then rules changed

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools
Homelessness

Prince William is changing how homelessness is being taught in schools

Inside the Big Issue: Exclusive interview with Kneecap after the chaos. What happened next?
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Exclusive interview with Kneecap after the chaos. What happened next?

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning
Damp and mould

Wet winter and rising energy bills driven by Middle East war spark damp and mould warning

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Kneecap break silence on terror charges: ‘I can’t be completely responsible all the time’
Kneecap

Kneecap break silence on terror charges: ‘I can’t be completely responsible all the time’

Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
Cost of living

Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?
Youth unemployment

Youth job grants: Will paying companies £3,000 to hire jobless youngsters fix youth unemployment?

Inside the Big Issue: Peaky Blinders and the rise of the working-class superhero
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Peaky Blinders and the rise of the working-class superhero