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Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That’s the reality for thousands of families
Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That’s the reality for thousands of families
Councils are housing an estimated 13,000 people in former office buildings converted into temporary accommodation – and it’s often ‘unbearable’ in a heatwave
Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’
Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’
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North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis
Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis
Cost of living crisis
Alex never thought he would need benefits – then he lost his job and needed universal credit to survive
Alex never thought he would need benefits – then he lost his job and needed universal credit to survive
Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Housing
Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That’s the reality for thousands of families
Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That’s the reality for thousands of families
Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis
Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis
Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’
Prince William: ‘If systems help create homelessness, systems can help prevent it’
The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’
The number of people homeless on London’s streets fell last year: ‘Positive change is possible’
Our vendors
‘Pets are family’: why Big Issue and Animal Friends are fighting to keep people and their animals together
‘Pets are family’: why Big Issue and Animal Friends are fighting to keep people and their animals together
‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’
‘Governments understand there’s a problem with poverty – they’re just too scared to solve it’
Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’
Why Big Issue vendors are giving away free books: ‘Reading is the world’
Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’
Big Issue vendors and their dogs take housing fight to parliament: ‘I’d be lost without her’
Employment
How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’
How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’
‘Give people a chance’: Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
‘Give people a chance’: Monica Galetti on the restaurant helping people out of homelessness
Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people
Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people
Youth unemployment has a ‘long-term scarring effect’ affecting finances and health decades later
Youth unemployment has a ‘long-term scarring effect’ affecting finances and health decades later
Social justice
Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’
Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: ‘Another example of performative cruelty’
North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
Experts issue energy bill ‘red warning’ as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Activism
How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives
How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’
‘Football is a release, it takes away all the stress you have and you just feel free with the ball’
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
In pictures: What does a protest look like in modern Britain?
Environment
In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods
In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods
Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?
Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?
Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he’s training to keep bees
Chucky spent eight years in and out of homelessness. Now he’s training to keep bees
David Attenborough by Chris Packham: ‘I don’t think he has an earthly equal’
