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Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
Local authorities spent £2.93 billion on temporary accommodation in 2025-26, new government figures show, as campaigners call for housing benefit hikes and more social homes to prevent rising homelessness
Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here’s why it would push up poverty
Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here’s why it would push up poverty
What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’
What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’
Top Stories
‘I grew up homeless and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’
‘I grew up homeless and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’
Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’
Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’
Cost of living crisis
People could face an ‘impossible winter’ with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
People could face an ‘impossible winter’ with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
More children will get free school meals this school year. Here’s what you need to know
More children will get free school meals this school year. Here’s what you need to know
What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
What are Andy Burnham’s cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
Housing
Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
Council spending on housing homeless families in England at almost £3bn a year: ‘It’s crippling’
‘I grew up homeless and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’
‘I grew up homeless and now I’m going to Harvard. It’s given me drive to change the world’
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
Rents in the UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’
How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’
Our vendors
What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’
What it’s like to sell the Big Issue magazine for 35 years: ‘We’re part of a British institution’
How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’
How a Big Issue vendor overcame homelessness to play hockey for England: ‘It means everything’
Bryan Adams named as Big Issue ambassador: ‘Keep fighting the fight’
Bryan Adams named as Big Issue ambassador: ‘Keep fighting the fight’
How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’
How Big Issue saved vendor Robin Price’s life as magazine turns 35: ‘Without them, I’d be dead’
Employment
I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle
I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle
How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career
How your first job can determine what you earn for the rest of your career
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
Over a million workers ‘trapped in poverty’ as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’
NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’
Social justice
Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here’s why it would push up poverty
Labour is facing calls to means-test disability benefit PIP. Here’s why it would push up poverty
Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’
Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’
People could face an ‘impossible winter’ with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
People could face an ‘impossible winter’ with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
Big Issue at 35: How prime ministers have supported Big Issue vendors
Big Issue at 35: How prime ministers have supported Big Issue vendors
Activism
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: ‘Bills are rising but so are we’
Protesters block roads and occupy offices over the cost of living: ‘Bills are rising but so are we’
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’
Environment
A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’
‘Extreme heat is not just a climate issue. It is a housing crisis too’
Sustainable Ventures: How Europe’s biggest climate tech hub is innovating to save the planet
