Poverty
Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it’s the tip of the hunger iceberg
Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it’s the tip of the hunger iceberg
Sabine Goodwin, director of the Independent Food Aid Network, asks what is next for Labour’s manifesto commitment to ‘end mass dependence on emergency food parcels’
Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’
Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’
Big Issue meets Charlotte Ritchie – star of Ghosts, Fresh Meat and Call the Midwife among others – as she joins calls for change to ensure that people can afford the essentials they need to survive
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
Is the cost of living crisis over and will prices in the UK ever come down?
What does the inflation rate mean for you? Will prices come down? Here’s what you need to know about whether the cost of living crisis will ever end
‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty
DWP admits winter fuel payment cuts will plunge tens of thousands of pensioners into poverty
More than 16 million people in poverty, report finds – with deprivation at highest level in decades
More than 16 million people in poverty, report finds – with deprivation at highest level in decades
Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating
Energy bills set to rise in January as millions ‘dangerously’ rationing heating
Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
‘It can’t stay like this’: Meet the North East families fighting child poverty by themselves
‘It can’t stay like this’: Meet the North East families fighting child poverty by themselves
Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting
Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting
1 in 5 Brits say they’ve sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas
1 in 5 Brits say they’ve sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas
PIP is a lifeline for me as a disabled person. Here’s a great way to claim for the DWP benefit
PIP is a lifeline for me as a disabled person. Here’s a great way to claim for the DWP benefit
Big Issue recognised for ‘punchy, buccaneering swagger’ at prestigious journalism awards
Big Issue recognised for ‘punchy, buccaneering swagger’ at prestigious journalism awards
Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
Types of homelessness: From rough sleeping to sofa surfing
Types of homelessness: From rough sleeping to sofa surfing
Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?
Boris Johnson and David Cameron are not sticking knives into human beings. So what stops them?
‘Where’s the compassion?’: Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father’s ashes after funeral
‘Where’s the compassion?’: Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father’s ashes after funeral
‘Back to cost of living crisis’: Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say
‘Back to cost of living crisis’: Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say
Lord John Bird reacts to Labour’s first budget in 14 years
Lord John Bird reacts to Labour’s first budget in 14 years
‘Disturbing’ disability benefit reforms in Labour’s budget could see hundreds of thousands denied help
‘Disturbing’ disability benefit reforms in Labour’s budget could see hundreds of thousands denied help
‘We want a society that works for everyone’: These millionaires want Rachel Reeves to tax them more
‘We want a society that works for everyone’: These millionaires want Rachel Reeves to tax them more
‘This will be costly’: Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog
‘This will be costly’: Fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support over pension credit backlog
Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told
Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told
This budget must ensure everyone has enough income to meet the basic needs of life
