Poverty
Yet another beggar banned from asking for money. Does legal action really tackle the problem?

Yet another beggar banned from asking for money. Does legal action really tackle the problem?
Households could be paid to turn down their heating amid surging energy bills

Households could be paid to turn down their heating amid surging energy bills
Artist Sarah Lucas on tits, making something out of nothing and ‘living in quite terrible times’

Artist Sarah Lucas on tits, making something out of nothing and ‘living in quite terrible times’
Power Up London: Big Issue Invest opens applications for new investment programme

Power Up London: Big Issue Invest opens applications for new investment programme
Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues

Historian David Olusoga explains why breakdown of social mobility is one of UK’s biggest issues
Tories will fail to end rough sleeping by 2024, experts warn, breaking manifesto pledge

Tories will fail to end rough sleeping by 2024, experts warn, breaking manifesto pledge
Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis

Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis
Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It’s time we united for justice

Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It’s time we united for justice
Youth homelessness and unemployment are rising – but there’s a simple solution

Youth homelessness and unemployment are rising – but there’s a simple solution
Applications open for Big Issue Invest’s fourth Social Impact Investment Fund

Applications open for Big Issue Invest’s fourth Social Impact Investment Fund
Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting’s rise amid cost of living crisis

Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting’s rise amid cost of living crisis
Pension triple lock: What is it and how does it affect me?

Pension triple lock: What is it and how does it affect me?
Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme as food prices soar and parents struggle to feed kids

Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme as food prices soar and parents struggle to feed kids
Big Issue calls for government to End Housing Insecurity Now with vital new campaign

Big Issue calls for government to End Housing Insecurity Now with vital new campaign
Harold Wilson’s failure to reform the country is why Keir Starmer needs to listen to history 

Harold Wilson’s failure to reform the country is why Keir Starmer needs to listen to history
Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now

Drug-related deaths in Scotland: Here’s what can be done now
This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks

This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action

The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action
A quarter of a billion for a footballer? Just imagine what that money could do

A quarter of a billion for a footballer? Just imagine what that money could do
Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans
