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Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty

Big Issue founder tables bill for new government ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty
Rachel Reeves sets Labour on collision course with environmentalists over ‘bats and newts’

Rachel Reeves sets Labour on collision course with environmentalists over ‘bats and newts’
Labour must invest in benefits system to lift children out of poverty, shameful report finds

Labour must invest in benefits system to lift children out of poverty, shameful report finds
Disability benefits such as PIP are actually good for the economy, economists say

Disability benefits such as PIP are actually good for the economy, economists say
‘It’s deeply upsetting’: 80 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in just one year

‘It’s deeply upsetting’: 80 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in just one year
As misinformation thrives, you can trust in Big Issue

As misinformation thrives, you can trust in Big Issue
DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents

DWP told to justify freezing housing benefit amid surging homelessness and skyrocketing rents
Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why

Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why
It’s 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?

It’s 1,000 days since Vagrancy Act was repealed – so why are rough sleepers still criminalised?
Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned

Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned
Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures

Labour triples emergency funding to help rough sleepers in freezing temperatures
London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It’s hurting UK growth

London workers earn in 8 months what Burnley workers do in a year. It’s hurting UK growth
‘I’m going to miss him’: Calls for plaque in memory to ‘gentle’ Big Issue vendor who died aged 57

‘I’m going to miss him’: Calls for plaque in memory to ‘gentle’ Big Issue vendor who died aged 57
Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions

Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons

Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons
‘Rushed implementation’ of AI in DWP benefits system could ‘harm’ people, experts fear

‘Rushed implementation’ of AI in DWP benefits system could ‘harm’ people, experts fear
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel

Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs
