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Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’
Renting

Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’

The Renters’ Rights Act is now in force, bringing an end to a seven-year wait to ban no-fault evictions

Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: ‘Now build on it’
Homelessness

Boost for Sadiq Khan as rough sleeping in London plummets: ‘Now build on it’

The Mayor of London told Big Issue it would take until 2026 to see the number of homeless people on London’s streets fall. New official statistics have proven him right

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: ‘A clear failure’
Homelessness

The number of homeless children in England could fill Wembley Stadium twice: ‘A clear failure’

The latest official homelessness statistics show 176,000 children in England are now living in temporary accommodation. It’s the latest record-high figure and means there are as many homeless kids as the population of Oxford

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think
Voting

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think

Brits trust Greens as much as Labour to reduce poverty, Big Issue research shows
Poverty

Brits trust Greens as much as Labour to reduce poverty, Big Issue research shows

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Youth unemployment has a ‘long-term scarring effect’ affecting finances and health decades later
Employment

Youth unemployment has a ‘long-term scarring effect’ affecting finances and health decades later

Inside the Big Issue: Richard Gadd and the measure of a Half Man
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Richard Gadd and the measure of a Half Man

The truth behind Matt Le Tissier’s fight with Grok over ‘chemtrails’
Debunked

The truth behind Matt Le Tissier’s fight with Grok over ‘chemtrails’

It’s no longer a cost of living crisis – it’s a cost of surviving crisis
Mike Towers

It’s no longer a cost of living crisis – it’s a cost of surviving crisis

104 children’s deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: ‘We should be outraged’
Homelessness

104 children’s deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: ‘We should be outraged’

Gilbert & George: ‘Homeless people tend not to end up in a picture’
Art

Gilbert & George: ‘Homeless people tend not to end up in a picture’

‘Terrified of a rent increase’: How Labour’s housing benefit cuts are hitting renters
Renting

‘Terrified of a rent increase’: How Labour’s housing benefit cuts are hitting renters

Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: ‘People are neglected for profit’
Renting

Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: ‘People are neglected for profit’

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’

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’

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’

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’

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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

Homeless young people ‘left to sleep rough’ after councils failed to assess their needs
homelessness

Homeless young people ‘left to sleep rough’ after councils failed to assess their needs