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Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to ‘cruel’ and ‘immoral’ two-child benefit cap
Two-child benefit cap

Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to ‘cruel’ and ‘immoral’ two-child benefit cap

‘Each brush tells a story of hope’: Homeless artist hosts exhibition to help himself off the streets
Homelessness

‘Each brush tells a story of hope’: Homeless artist hosts exhibition to help himself off the streets

Almost no recorded cases of disability benefit fraud despite DWP crackdown: ‘PIP fraud is a non-issue’
Disability benefits

Almost no recorded cases of disability benefit fraud despite DWP crackdown: ‘PIP fraud is a non-issue’

Over 90,000 households threatened with no-fault evictions since Tories promised to ban them
RENTING

Over 90,000 households threatened with no-fault evictions since Tories promised to ban them

‘We’re at breaking point’: Food banks see record number of first-time users as demand soars
Food banks

‘We’re at breaking point’: Food banks see record number of first-time users as demand soars

DWP sparks outcry with plan to hire 2,500 ‘agents’ to investigate universal credit claimants
Benefit fraud

DWP sparks outcry with plan to hire 2,500 ‘agents’ to investigate universal credit claimants

“I knew I was miserable but to say I’d rather be dead? It hurts me that my younger self didn’t see a future.” Actor Liz Carr’s lightbulb moment that changed her life
Press Release

“I knew I was miserable but to say I’d rather be dead? It hurts me that my younger self didn’t see a future.” Actor Liz Carr’s lightbulb moment that changed her life

Big Issue Group supporting 10% more people to earn and work as UK poverty crisis deepens
Press Release

Big Issue Group supporting 10% more people to earn and work as UK poverty crisis deepens

Even Suella Braverman wants to end the two-child benefit cap. Why is Labour refusing to budge?
Child poverty

Even Suella Braverman wants to end the two-child benefit cap. Why is Labour refusing to budge?

Actor Liz Carr says it hurts to hear her younger self ‘wanted to die’
Disability rights

Actor Liz Carr says it hurts to hear her younger self ‘wanted to die’

Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza
Israel-Gaza war

Call for MPs to support new Ukraine-style visa scheme for Palestinians trapped in Gaza

‘We’re needed more than ever’: Big Issue’s work has helped millions affected by poverty in last year
Big Issue Group

‘We’re needed more than ever’: Big Issue’s work has helped millions affected by poverty in last year

Inside the Big Issue: The curtain comes down on TV game changer Inside No 9
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The curtain comes down on TV game changer Inside No 9

More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords
Social housing

More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords

How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?
Homelessness

How many people are homeless in the UK? And what can you do about it?

Will DWP’s WorkWell scheme actually help people into work – or is it an attack on disability rights?
Disability rights

Will DWP’s WorkWell scheme actually help people into work – or is it an attack on disability rights?

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‘Real change is essential’: Our blueprint for change shows how Sunak and Starmer can end poverty for good
Big Issue

‘Real change is essential’: Our blueprint for change shows how Sunak and Starmer can end poverty for good

Applying for DWP benefits is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘unnecessarily difficult’, study finds
Benefits

Applying for DWP benefits is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘unnecessarily difficult’, study finds

There’s a chronic shortage of social housing. Here’s how the government can begin to fix it
Social housing

There’s a chronic shortage of social housing. Here’s how the government can begin to fix it

Number of women sleeping rough on England’s street may be nine times higher than government thinks
Homelessness

Number of women sleeping rough on England’s street may be nine times higher than government thinks