Poverty

Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting 
John Bird

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
Homelessness

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
Alicia Cartwright

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 Success

Big Issue recognised for ‘punchy, buccaneering swagger’ at prestigious journalism awards

Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know
benefits

Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know

How and when to claim unemployment benefits
benefits

How and when to claim unemployment benefits

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
volunteering

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect

Types of homelessness: From rough sleeping to sofa surfing
homelessness

Types of homelessness: From rough sleeping to sofa surfing

‘Where’s the compassion?’: Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father’s ashes after funeral
Funeral poverty

‘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
Cost of living crisis

‘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
Press Release

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
Autumn budget

‘Disturbing’ disability benefit reforms in Labour’s budget could see hundreds of thousands denied help

Benefit changes, universal credit and crackdown on fraud: How Labour’s budget impacts benefits
Autumn budget

Benefit changes, universal credit and crackdown on fraud: How Labour’s budget impacts benefits

‘We want a society that works for everyone’: These millionaires want Rachel Reeves to tax them more
Wealth tax

‘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
Winter fuel payment

‘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
Benefits

Stop stigmatising benefits claimants or thousands will stay trapped in poverty, Rachel Reeves told

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‘We’re extremely nervous’: Here’s what Labour’s autumn budget might mean for benefit claimants
Autumn budget

‘We’re extremely nervous’: Here’s what Labour’s autumn budget might mean for benefit claimants

This cruel quirk in the benefits system is making young people homeless – but Labour can fix it
Balbir Kaur Chatrik

This cruel quirk in the benefits system is making young people homeless – but Labour can fix it

What is bedroom tax and how does it affect your benefits?
social housing

What is bedroom tax and how does it affect your benefits?

Health inequality starts in childhood. When will the national debate reflect that?
Rachael McKeown

Health inequality starts in childhood. When will the national debate reflect that?