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Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: ‘If we could do more, we would’

Beat the Streets music festival funds new homes for rough sleepers: ‘If we could do more, we would’
Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to ‘staggering’ prices

Energy bills are set to fall but UK families have already lost £72bn to ‘staggering’ prices
Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election

Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to ‘dangerous’ loan sharks, study finds

Cost of living crisis drives 3 million cash-strapped Brits to ‘dangerous’ loan sharks, study finds
Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives

Scotland needs real-time rough sleeping count to save lives
‘More bad news for renters’: Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling

‘More bad news for renters’: Rental crisis continues with steep rent rises despite inflation falling
Labour promises wave of new towns if elected. But will they make a dent in UK’s housing crisis?

Labour promises wave of new towns if elected. But will they make a dent in UK’s housing crisis?
DWP ramps up AI use to ‘bring the future to the welfare system’ and push people into work

DWP ramps up AI use to ‘bring the future to the welfare system’ and push people into work
‘Each brush tells a story of hope’: Homeless artist hosts exhibition to help himself off the streets

‘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’

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

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

‘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

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

“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

Big Issue Group supporting 10% more people to earn and work as UK poverty crisis deepens
Universal credit changes risk pushing vulnerable benefit claimants ‘into crisis’, DWP warned

Universal credit changes risk pushing vulnerable benefit claimants ‘into crisis’, DWP warned
Actor Liz Carr says it hurts to hear her younger self ‘wanted to die’

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

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

‘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
