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Energy bills have pushed UK inflation to 2.3% – and we need ‘bold’ thinking to bring it back down
Inflation

Energy bills have pushed UK inflation to 2.3% – and we need ‘bold’ thinking to bring it back down

Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it
RENTING

Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it

‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
Food banks

‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time

Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees
Big Issue Invest

Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees

Britain’s data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: ‘We’re watching you’
Artificial Intelligence

Britain’s data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: ‘We’re watching you’

Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating
Energy bills

Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating

Pension credit wait times double – fuelling fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support
Pension credit

Pension credit wait times double – fuelling fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support

Inside the Big Issue: Wicked Ways
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Wicked Ways

‘Punitive’ asylum system pushing refugees into homelessness: ‘It’s fuelling injustice’
Homelessness

‘Punitive’ asylum system pushing refugees into homelessness: ‘It’s fuelling injustice’

Renters’ Rights Bill ‘can’t come soon enough’ as Section 21 eviction claims at eight-year high
Renting

Renters’ Rights Bill ‘can’t come soon enough’ as Section 21 eviction claims at eight-year high

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at ‘greater risk of scams’
Financial and digital inclusion

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at ‘greater risk of scams’

1 in 5 Brits say they’ve sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas
Homelessness

1 in 5 Brits say they’ve sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas

Sadiq Khan warns lack of affordable homes causing ‘profound and devastating’ effect on Londoners
Housing

Sadiq Khan warns lack of affordable homes causing ‘profound and devastating’ effect on Londoners

Big Issue recognised for ‘punchy, buccaneering swagger’ at prestigious journalism awards
Big Issue Success

Big Issue recognised for ‘punchy, buccaneering swagger’ at prestigious journalism awards

Unemployment has risen while pay growth slows as experts warn of ‘cooling’ jobs market
Employment

Unemployment has risen while pay growth slows as experts warn of ‘cooling’ jobs market

Big Issue founder storms out of ‘farce’ rough sleeping inquiry: ‘I’ve heard this for 30 years’
Homelessness

Big Issue founder storms out of ‘farce’ rough sleeping inquiry: ‘I’ve heard this for 30 years’

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Starmer pledges £3.5m to help homeless veterans ahead of Remembrance Day: ‘We pay solemn tribute’
Homelessness

Starmer pledges £3.5m to help homeless veterans ahead of Remembrance Day: ‘We pay solemn tribute’

Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told
homelessness

Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told

Ending post-Grenfell cladding crisis could take until 2035 and beyond: ‘Unacceptably slow’
Cladding crisis

Ending post-Grenfell cladding crisis could take until 2035 and beyond: ‘Unacceptably slow’

We’ve given 50,000 haircuts to homeless people – here’s how a simple trim can change everything
Homelessness

We’ve given 50,000 haircuts to homeless people – here’s how a simple trim can change everything