Poverty
Period poverty forces UK women to use newspaper instead of sanitary products: ‘It’s unacceptable’
Period poverty forces UK women to use newspaper instead of sanitary products: ‘It’s unacceptable’
Millions of women and girls around the world, including here in the UK, experience the injustice of period poverty
Debunking money myths: Does checking your credit score lower it?
Debunking money myths: Does checking your credit score lower it?
Is there any truth behind concerns that checking your credit score will lower it? Big Issue asks the experts
How gambling and domestic abuse are plunging women into homelessness
How gambling and domestic abuse are plunging women into homelessness
Research has found that support systems for victim-survivors can fail to recognise gambling-related domestic abuse
The US-Iran war creates a ‘perfect storm’ for the UK’s food supply ‘hitting the poorest hardest’
The US-Iran war creates a ‘perfect storm’ for the UK’s food supply ‘hitting the poorest hardest’
What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
What does the end to the two-child limit on benefits mean for you?
Homeless young people ‘left to sleep rough’ after councils failed to assess their needs
Homeless young people ‘left to sleep rough’ after councils failed to assess their needs
My brother’s final years showed the NHS at its best. If only it were the same for everyone
My brother’s final years showed the NHS at its best. If only it were the same for everyone
Nearly two children in every classroom relying on food banks: ‘A national emergency’
Nearly two children in every classroom relying on food banks: ‘A national emergency’
Is the cost of living crisis back? And will prices in the UK ever come down?
Is the cost of living crisis back? And will prices in the UK ever come down?
Labour wants to cut benefit spending. Here’s how giving people free cash could save money instead
Labour wants to cut benefit spending. Here’s how giving people free cash could save money instead
Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
Striking photos capture British Muslim families breaking fast during Ramadan in food bank Britain
This Debt Awareness Week, we want people to know it’s nothing to be ashamed of
This Debt Awareness Week, we want people to know it’s nothing to be ashamed of
Sex has fallen off the menu, the pints cost £9: this lost generation needs regeneration
Sex has fallen off the menu, the pints cost £9: this lost generation needs regeneration
‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
‘Shocking’ number of homeless deaths in Scotland spark calls for action ahead of Holyrood elections
There’s a blind spot with the SEND reforms which could push more families into poverty
There’s a blind spot with the SEND reforms which could push more families into poverty
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple
Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple
Labour says it wants to end the need for food banks. Is there any way it can succeed?
Labour says it wants to end the need for food banks. Is there any way it can succeed?
I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
I got a copy of the Beveridge Report for my 80th birthday. Every government minister should read it
New Buy Now, Pay Later rules could protect you from debt traps. But what are the risks?
New Buy Now, Pay Later rules could protect you from debt traps. But what are the risks?
This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it
This government must make private rent more affordable. Here’s how they can do it
Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don’t always know what to say
Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don’t always know what to say
Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
Unemployment is on the rise in London. Should the rest of the UK be worried?
