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Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will ‘destroy homeless people’s spirits’, MPs warned
Homelessness

Tory plan to criminalise rough sleepers will ‘destroy homeless people’s spirits’, MPs warned

Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election
Ministry of Poverty Prevention

Big Issue founder calls for a Ministry of Poverty Prevention ahead of the general election

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding
Prisons

Prisoners could be released 60 days early to ease prison overcrowding

Local authority funding crisis ‘putting future of council housing under threat’
Social housing

Local authority funding crisis ‘putting future of council housing under threat’

A quarter of young men think feminism is harming society. It’s proof of a growing Gen Z divide
Gender divide

A quarter of young men think feminism is harming society. It’s proof of a growing Gen Z divide

Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son filmmaker Lorna Tucker named Big Issue ambassador
Big Issue ambassador

Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son filmmaker Lorna Tucker named Big Issue ambassador

‘I thought I was going to die’: The reality of life on controversial asylum barge Bibby Stockholm
Bibby Stockholm

‘I thought I was going to die’: The reality of life on controversial asylum barge Bibby Stockholm

Spring Budget: Rent campaigners accuse Jeremy Hunt of ‘landlord giveaway’ capital gains tax cut
Renting

Spring Budget: Rent campaigners accuse Jeremy Hunt of ‘landlord giveaway’ capital gains tax cut

Spring Budget: Jeremy Hunt abandons divisive 99% mortgage scheme
Spring Budget

Spring Budget: Jeremy Hunt abandons divisive 99% mortgage scheme

Jeremy Hunt extends ‘lifeline for families’ household support fund for six months
Spring budget

Jeremy Hunt extends ‘lifeline for families’ household support fund for six months

DWP sparks protests by disability activists over benefit sanctions and ‘inhumane deaths’
Disability benefits

DWP sparks protests by disability activists over benefit sanctions and ‘inhumane deaths’

It’s a ‘surprise’ more homeless children haven’t died in temporary accommodation, charity says
Homelessness

It’s a ‘surprise’ more homeless children haven’t died in temporary accommodation, charity says

Inside the Big Issue: 200 years of small boats
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: 200 years of small boats

Every damning detail from ex-border inspector’s reports the Home Office didn’t want you to see
Immigration

Every damning detail from ex-border inspector’s reports the Home Office didn’t want you to see

Sarah Everard inquiry: Cops accused of violence against women must be suspended, government told
Social justice

Sarah Everard inquiry: Cops accused of violence against women must be suspended, government told

Number of people sleeping rough in England more than double than when Tories came to power
Homelessness

Number of people sleeping rough in England more than double than when Tories came to power

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‘It’s a win-win solution’: Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds
Housing crisis

‘It’s a win-win solution’: Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds

Competition watchdog launches investigation into house builders over failure to build enough homes
Housing crisis

Competition watchdog launches investigation into house builders over failure to build enough homes

How ex-Big Issue vendor went from rough sleeper to inspiring activist: ‘I want to change the world’
Our vendors

How ex-Big Issue vendor went from rough sleeper to inspiring activist: ‘I want to change the world’

This ex-Big Issue vendor spent seven years homeless. Now she’s using her experience to help others
Our vendors

This ex-Big Issue vendor spent seven years homeless. Now she’s using her experience to help others