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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

‘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’

Criminal Justice Bill: Plan to criminalise rough sleeping will ‘punish people with nowhere to go’
Sure Start centres helped poorer children do better at GCSEs – before being decimated by Tories

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

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

‘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’

Taking an earlier, smaller state pension could see pensioners ‘suffer for rest of their lives’
“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive

“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive
Rent will rise faster than wages for years, think tank warns: ‘Nowhere to hide from housing crisis’

Rent will rise faster than wages for years, think tank warns: ‘Nowhere to hide from housing crisis’
Inside the Big Issue: Zayn Malik on his return to music, Bradford and making positive change

Inside the Big Issue: Zayn Malik on his return to music, Bradford and making positive change
Government must fix council tax benefits, charity says, as millions pushed into debt

Government must fix council tax benefits, charity says, as millions pushed into debt
Unlock billions in private investment to help fight poverty, next UK government told

Unlock billions in private investment to help fight poverty, next UK government told
Sadiq Khan promises 6,000 rent control homes for London key workers: ‘I’ll be a renters’ champion’

Sadiq Khan promises 6,000 rent control homes for London key workers: ‘I’ll be a renters’ champion’
Single mum with arthritis faces homelessness after ‘absolutely disgusting’ no-fault eviction

Single mum with arthritis faces homelessness after ‘absolutely disgusting’ no-fault eviction
‘I feel judged for being smelly’: Millions can’t afford to wash their clothes as hygiene poverty soars
