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Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
A record-high 4,793 people were counted as sleeping rough across England in autumn 2025. Homelessness minister Alison McGovern has written to councils over reports children are homeless on the streets
Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
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Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban
Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Cost of living crisis
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple
Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple
Labour says it wants to end the need for food banks. Is there any way it can succeed?
Labour says it wants to end the need for food banks. Is there any way it can succeed?
Taking action against climate change could also help end the need for food banks. Here’s how
Taking action against climate change could also help end the need for food banks. Here’s how
Housing
Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
Record-high number of people sleeping rough in England amid warning kids left homeless on streets
Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Labour urged to come up with plan to fill 300,000 empty homes to tackle homelessness
Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban
Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban
Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic
Inside Greenland’s homelessness crisis as Trump and global powers focus on Arctic
Our vendors
Big Issue brand hits milestone of putting £200 million in vendors’ pockets worldwide
Big Issue brand hits milestone of putting £200 million in vendors’ pockets worldwide
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
What do the government’s vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
I’m turning 80. My birthday wish? Take the Big Issue when you buy
Thousands raised to pay for popular Big Issue vendor’s funeral: ‘We are better for knowing Paul’
Thousands raised to pay for popular Big Issue vendor’s funeral: ‘We are better for knowing Paul’
Employment
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Nearly one in three women consider quitting jobs due to menopause: ‘I felt like a shadow of myself’
Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: ‘I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills’
Grand Theft Auto workers sacked in ‘union-busting’ move: ‘I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills’
Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
Can apprenticeships fix the housing crisis? ‘I worked in childcare, now I fix social homes’
Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs
Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs
Social justice
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
Activism
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Politics and Activism
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Politics and Activism
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Media and campaigns
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Media and campaigns
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Environment
UK floods have devastated lives in 2026. Victims warn flooding is a threat to millions of Brits
UK floods have devastated lives in 2026. Victims warn flooding is a threat to millions of Brits
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Environment and climate
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Environment and climate
Can we build enough reservoirs to escape the jaws of death?
Can we build enough reservoirs to escape the jaws of death?
Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely ‘prop up a crumbling system?’
