Poverty

Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor
poverty premium

Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor

Inside the Big Issue: Gary says wealth tax
Gary Stevenson

Inside the Big Issue: Gary says wealth tax

Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That’s the reality for thousands of families
heatwave

Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That’s the reality for thousands of families

Alex never thought he would need benefits – then he lost his job and needed universal credit to survive
Advertorial

Alex never thought he would need benefits – then he lost his job and needed universal credit to survive

North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
Social Justice

North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen

Baby banks are becoming ‘as normalised as food banks’ as 1,000 children a day need support
Baby banks

Baby banks are becoming ‘as normalised as food banks’ as 1,000 children a day need support

Why you cannot fix the shoplifting crisis without addressing homelessness and addiction
Antonia May Cross

Why you cannot fix the shoplifting crisis without addressing homelessness and addiction

UK workers are facing the same problems across the country. We should join together to fight them
Carolyn Hayman

UK workers are facing the same problems across the country. We should join together to fight them

DWP to ban people from driving and seize money from bank accounts to recover benefit debts
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP to ban people from driving and seize money from bank accounts to recover benefit debts

There’s more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban
Elizabeth Anderson

There’s more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban

Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?
Politics

Keir Starmer has resigned. What is his legacy on the biggest issues in Britain?

‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’
Letters

‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’

‘Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not’
Thea Jaffe

‘Universal credit claimants are working to support their families. But the system is not’

‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’
Homelessness

‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’

I’m fighting to protect the puffins because ending poverty and saving the planet is the same cause
John Bird

I’m fighting to protect the puffins because ending poverty and saving the planet is the same cause

I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
Cost of living

I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials

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Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities
Coastal poverty

Beyond British seaside holidays: How homelessness and poverty go unseen in coastal communities

Inside the Big issue: Pier pressure
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big issue: Pier pressure

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears ‘people in need might be excluded’
Digital inclusion

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears ‘people in need might be excluded’

What does the government’s cost of living boost mean for family budgets this summer?
Cost of living

What does the government’s cost of living boost mean for family budgets this summer?