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‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’
‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’
A domestic violence survivor worried she would have to give her baby up for adoption when she was plunged into homelessness. A baby bank was a lifeline
A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy
A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy
Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by ‘rule-breaking’ letting agents
Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by ‘rule-breaking’ letting agents
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I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
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’
Cost of living crisis
Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income
Making gig work pay: How to manage your money with an irregular income
‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’
‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’
I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
How to take a quick look at your financial health in five minutes – and what to do next
How to take a quick look at your financial health in five minutes – and what to do next
Housing
Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by ‘rule-breaking’ letting agents
Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by ‘rule-breaking’ letting agents
A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy
A new scheme is offering £50,000 to families who don’t buy their home through Right To Buy
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’
‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases
‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases
Our vendors
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’
Letters: It’s easy to blame social media for our ills. It’s up to us to use it as a force for good
Letters: It’s easy to blame social media for our ills. It’s up to us to use it as a force for good
How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives
How one remarkable day in Westminster showed the power of the Big Issue to change lives
Inside the Big Issue: Vendors and their dogs head to parliament
Inside the Big Issue: Vendors and their dogs head to parliament
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
‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’
‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’
I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: ‘I wanted to be a lawyer’
There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: ‘I wanted to be a lawyer’
Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?
Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?
Activism
What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: ‘It’s important to give hope’
What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: ‘It’s important to give hope’
General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?
General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?
Miners are back on strike: ‘I lost everything last time. I won’t go back this time until it’s sorted’
Miners are back on strike: ‘I lost everything last time. I won’t go back this time until it’s sorted’
Environment
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’
