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Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: ‘A con and a disgrace’
Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: ‘A con and a disgrace’
Thames Water bills may need to rise by 40% by 2030, the company’s boss has warned – a figure campaigners have slammed as a ‘con’
Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the Easter holidays?
Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the Easter holidays?
Leaked letter to Tory MPs reveals renting reforms will be ‘watered down’ to ‘appease landlords’
Leaked letter to Tory MPs reveals renting reforms will be ‘watered down’ to ‘appease landlords’
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Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Water bills are going up in April 2024. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Water bills are going up in April 2024. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Cost of living crisis
32 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the Easter holidays
32 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the Easter holidays
Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the Easter holidays?
Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the Easter holidays?
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Water bills are going up in April 2024. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Water bills are going up in April 2024. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Housing
Leaked letter to Tory MPs reveals renting reforms will be ‘watered down’ to ‘appease landlords’
Leaked letter to Tory MPs reveals renting reforms will be ‘watered down’ to ‘appease landlords’
Housing crisis: Shared ownership an ‘unbearable reality’ which has ‘failed to deliver’, MPs warn
Housing crisis: Shared ownership an ‘unbearable reality’ which has ‘failed to deliver’, MPs warn
Most tenants have never heard of the beleaguered Renters Reform Bill
Most tenants have never heard of the beleaguered Renters Reform Bill
ONS U-turns on plan to stop publishing data on deaths of homeless people after furious outcry
ONS U-turns on plan to stop publishing data on deaths of homeless people after furious outcry
Our vendors
Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’
Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’
Big Issue founder John Bird celebrates vendors at House of Lords – and vows to help end destitution
Big Issue founder John Bird celebrates vendors at House of Lords – and vows to help end destitution
This ex-Big Issue vendor spent seven years homeless. Now she’s using her experience to help others
This ex-Big Issue vendor spent seven years homeless. Now she’s using her experience to help others
Employment
‘Job apocalypse’: Up to 8 million Brits risk losing their jobs to AI, government warned
‘Job apocalypse’: Up to 8 million Brits risk losing their jobs to AI, government warned
I was a drunk and homeless at 19. Volunteering helped me get my life back
I was a drunk and homeless at 19. Volunteering helped me get my life back
‘I skip meals to save money’: Life on social care frontline is leading to a support worker exodus
‘I skip meals to save money’: Life on social care frontline is leading to a support worker exodus
‘All my earnings go on rent:’ Millions of women in UK struggling to make ends meet in low-paid jobs
‘All my earnings go on rent:’ Millions of women in UK struggling to make ends meet in low-paid jobs
Social justice
Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the Easter holidays?
Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the Easter holidays?
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Water bills are going up in April 2024. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Water bills are going up in April 2024. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on
Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on
Activism
This man let 12 strangers give £100,000 of his money away. Governments should follow suit
This man let 12 strangers give £100,000 of his money away. Governments should follow suit
Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back
Housing estate plagued by mould, damp and dire conditions. Now, residents are fighting back
‘He’s like a caged animal in the flat’: Meet the parents fighting for an adult social care revolution
‘He’s like a caged animal in the flat’: Meet the parents fighting for an adult social care revolution
Big Issue founder John Bird celebrates vendors at House of Lords – and vows to help end destitution
Big Issue founder John Bird celebrates vendors at House of Lords – and vows to help end destitution
Environment
Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: ‘A con and a disgrace’
Calls to nationalise Thames Water as Brits face 40% increase in bills: ‘A con and a disgrace’
Repair Week 2024: There’s a simple way to save over £450 per year – start fixing stuff
Repair Week 2024: There’s a simple way to save over £450 per year – start fixing stuff
‘It’s not just wonky veg’: Meet the women using an ancient practice to help tackle food poverty
‘It’s not just wonky veg’: Meet the women using an ancient practice to help tackle food poverty
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