Poverty

How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today
Social Justice

How much you would get in universal credit if you lost your job today

Food banks are already running out of food and say it’s going to get worse
Social Justice

Food banks are already running out of food and say it’s going to get worse

Just two regions in England have affordable rents for poorest families
Housing

Just two regions in England have affordable rents for poorest families

Thérèse Coffey criticised for singing ‘Time of My Life’ at karaoke amid universal credit cut
Politics

Thérèse Coffey criticised for singing ‘Time of My Life’ at karaoke amid universal credit cut

Millions facing ‘daily battle’ as government cuts universal credit
Social Justice

Millions facing ‘daily battle’ as government cuts universal credit

Big Issue founder joins chorus of opposition to universal credit cut
News

Big Issue founder joins chorus of opposition to universal credit cut

Universal credit cut: Senior NHS nurse says she goes to work worrying about bailiffs
Social Justice

Universal credit cut: Senior NHS nurse says she goes to work worrying about bailiffs

Families on universal credit going hungry even before £20-per-week cut
Social Justice

Families on universal credit going hungry even before £20-per-week cut

Revealed: The worst areas for fuel poverty in England as energy price cap hiked
Social Justice

Revealed: The worst areas for fuel poverty in England as energy price cap hiked

‘We matter less than others’: Disabled people protest after missing out on Covid support
Social Justice

‘We matter less than others’: Disabled people protest after missing out on Covid support

Universal credit cut: What £20 can get you in a supermarket
Social Justice

Universal credit cut: What £20 can get you in a supermarket

All the campaigners urging Boris Johnson not to cut universal credit
Social Justice

All the campaigners urging Boris Johnson not to cut universal credit

If we are going to build back better we need to think local
Opinion

If we are going to build back better we need to think local

Universal credit is a lifeline for the UK’s poorest children. Cutting it would be devastating
Opinion

Universal credit is a lifeline for the UK’s poorest children. Cutting it would be devastating

Restaurants banned from keeping tips as government admits minimum wage is not enough
Employment

Restaurants banned from keeping tips as government admits minimum wage is not enough

Energy crisis shines a light on fuel poverty impacting millions of families
Opinion

Energy crisis shines a light on fuel poverty impacting millions of families

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Basic income campaigners set to give out free cash ahead of universal credit cut
News

Basic income campaigners set to give out free cash ahead of universal credit cut

The Big Issue at 30: How has homelessness changed since our first edition?
News

The Big Issue at 30: How has homelessness changed since our first edition?

Life as a debt advisor: Universal credit is the one constant struggle
Opinion

Life as a debt advisor: Universal credit is the one constant struggle

Death of the high street: Why can’t Dover afford a Big Issue seller?
News

Death of the high street: Why can’t Dover afford a Big Issue seller?