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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’

‘We miss him every day.’ In a new exhibition, art legends Gilbert & George pay tribute to their homeless friend George Crompton, who died last year

Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people
Food

Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people

The MasterChef: The Professionals judge is the new executive chef at 130 Primrose, which gives people with experience of homelessness a chance to make a start in a fine-dining restaurant

‘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

The government froze local housing allowance, which effectively meant a real-terms cut to housing benefit. This is how it is leaving renters behind

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’

‘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

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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’

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

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’

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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

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne slams ‘savagery’ of government cuts to Access To Work payments
Access To Work

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne slams ‘savagery’ of government cuts to Access To Work payments