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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

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
Behind the scenes

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’
Housing

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’
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

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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’

Timms Review recommends changes to ‘dehumanising’ PIP assessment process
Disability benefits

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’
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

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’

Energy bills to rise to highest level in three years leaving households facing ‘brutal winter’
Energy Bills

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’
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

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Andy Burnham to donate 15% of PM’s salary to homelessness fight: ‘I want to lead from the front’
Housing

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
Rough sleeping

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’
Homelessness

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’
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Heatwaves hit Big Issue vendors’ sales: ‘Selling in the hot weather can be the worst time’