News
Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping

Andy Burnham visits Big Issue-backed homelessness charity in bid to end rough sleeping
The prime minister, chancellor John Healey and housing secretary Angela Rayner stacked shelves and made apple crumble with residents of Independence Initiative as they learned how Big Issue Invest is helping the charity address rough sleeping
Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent

Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent
Content creator and online mega star KSI tells Big Issue why he invested in a football club and his plans to bring hope back to a long-neglected community
Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’

Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’
There are more than 300,000 empty homes in England. Lord John Bird wants the government to come up with a strategy to bring them back into use
Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
People could face an ‘impossible winter’ with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
People could face an ‘impossible winter’ with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
Rents are set to rise 5% by the end of 2026. Here’s what it could mean for homelessness

Rents are set to rise 5% by the end of 2026. Here’s what it could mean for homelessness
Bryan Adams named as Big Issue ambassador: ‘Keep fighting the fight’

Bryan Adams named as Big Issue ambassador: ‘Keep fighting the fight’
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
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
‘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
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’
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: ‘Bills are rising but so are we’

Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: ‘Bills are rising but so are we’
‘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
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’
