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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby: ‘We need to end short-termism to fix the housing crisis’
Housing crisis

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby: ‘We need to end short-termism to fix the housing crisis’

Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive
Press Release

Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive

Home Office whistleblower reveals ‘shame’ of working on ‘crackpot Tory’ plan to criminalise homelessness
Homelessness

Home Office whistleblower reveals ‘shame’ of working on ‘crackpot Tory’ plan to criminalise homelessness

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Mental health

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’

UK housing crisis is so bad that some people waiting 55 years for a social home: ‘We need change’
Social housing

UK housing crisis is so bad that some people waiting 55 years for a social home: ‘We need change’

Big Issue Group responds to Rishi Sunak’s proposed welfare reforms
Press Release

Big Issue Group responds to Rishi Sunak’s proposed welfare reforms

Labour unveils plan for new housing on ‘ugly grey belt land’. But is Starmer going far enough?
Housing crisis

Labour unveils plan for new housing on ‘ugly grey belt land’. But is Starmer going far enough?

Renting reforms risk ‘trapping’ victims of domestic violence with abusers, government warned
RENTING

Renting reforms risk ‘trapping’ victims of domestic violence with abusers, government warned

My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out
Disabilities

My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out

Millions missing out on £23billion in unclaimed DWP benefits – an average of £2,700 per person
Benefits

Millions missing out on £23billion in unclaimed DWP benefits – an average of £2,700 per person

Renters being forced to move house costs £550m per year: ‘I’m always in fight or flight’
RENTING

Renters being forced to move house costs £550m per year: ‘I’m always in fight or flight’

DWP could violate human rights with plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts
Benefits

DWP could violate human rights with plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts

Long-term sickness cannot be fixed by tightening ‘harsh’ disability benefits system, experts warn
Benefits

Long-term sickness cannot be fixed by tightening ‘harsh’ disability benefits system, experts warn

No-fault evictions put households at risk of homelessness over 80,000 times since Tory ban pledge
RENTING

No-fault evictions put households at risk of homelessness over 80,000 times since Tory ban pledge

‘It’s unforgivable’: Michael Gove served ‘eviction notice’ by protesters over rising homelessness
Homelessness

‘It’s unforgivable’: Michael Gove served ‘eviction notice’ by protesters over rising homelessness

Criminal Justice Bill: Plan to criminalise rough sleeping will ‘punish people with nowhere to go’
Rough sleeping

Criminal Justice Bill: Plan to criminalise rough sleeping will ‘punish people with nowhere to go’

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Sure Start centres helped poorer children do better at GCSEs – before being decimated by Tories
Education

Sure Start centres helped poorer children do better at GCSEs – before being decimated by Tories

Living in Fitness Receives £55,000 Investment from Growth Impact Fund to Enhance Well-being for Older Adults
Big Issue Invest

Living in Fitness Receives £55,000 Investment from Growth Impact Fund to Enhance Well-being for Older Adults

‘Fund the NHS properly’: Private sector is not the answer, Wes Streeting told, amid funding row
Health

‘Fund the NHS properly’: Private sector is not the answer, Wes Streeting told, amid funding row

Taking an earlier, smaller state pension could see pensioners ‘suffer for rest of their lives’
Pensions

Taking an earlier, smaller state pension could see pensioners ‘suffer for rest of their lives’