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Everyone is being asked to prepare for troubled times. What does it mean for people in poverty?
Steven MacKenzie

Everyone is being asked to prepare for troubled times. What does it mean for people in poverty?

Big Issue serves as an essential emergency provision for many in times of crisis

Lives are being ‘tragically cut short’ due to homelessness. These are the numbers you need to know
Homeless deaths

Lives are being ‘tragically cut short’ due to homelessness. These are the numbers you need to know

People experiencing homelessness are especially vulnerable to poor physical and mental health, and are more likely to die early or avoidably

More than 1,700 people died while homeless in 2025. It’s a ‘national scandal’
Homelessness

More than 1,700 people died while homeless in 2025. It’s a ‘national scandal’

Museum of Homelessness’ annual homeless deaths count found a 6.8% increase in a year. It’s a warning for Andy Burnham’s pledge to end rough sleeping

‘I waited nine months for PIP decision. It was horrendous and my mental health suffered’
Gabrielle Pickard Whitehead

‘I waited nine months for PIP decision. It was horrendous and my mental health suffered’

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

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

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Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent
Behind the scenes

Inside the Big Issue: KSI’s got talent

Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’
Housing

Big Issue founder leads call for a national empty homes strategy: ‘A completely wasted resource’

Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
Housing

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
Energy bills

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
Renting

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’
Social Justice

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
Free school meals

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’
our vendors

How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’

‘My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him’
Homelessness

‘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
homelessness

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
Employment

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
Social Justice

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
Housing

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
insecure work

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’
Letter to My Younger Self

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’
NEETs

NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’

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Big Issue vendors react to Andy Burnham’s rough sleeping pledge: ‘It would mean the world’
Housing

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’
Protest

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
Youth unemployment

‘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’
Housing

‘If people are sleeping rough, to me it says we don’t have the care for people that we should have’