Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: 'They miss out'
Azuriah at an activity with his mum, Natalie
disability

Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: 'They miss out'

Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here's how Andy Burnham can take action
Stock image of a homeless woman
Housing

Homelessness could rise by 25% by the end of the decade. Here's how Andy Burnham can take action

Revealed: Homeless people face 'postcode lottery' of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves
a homeless man in hot weather
Investigation

Revealed: Homeless people face 'postcode lottery' of support leaving them at risk in heatwaves

'Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’
Dr Louisa Munch

'Politics is the youth centre that keeps its doors open’

I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
Kego at a street football tournament with The Last Stand.
Football

I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again

Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg raising a fist in protest
Music

Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg

Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor
A protester with a placard reading:
poverty premium

Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor

PIP assessment process is 'dehumanising' and 'degrading', government's Timms Review finds
stephen timms
Disability benefits

PIP assessment process is 'dehumanising' and 'degrading', government's Timms Review finds

Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans
Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer meet school children in Manchester
Housing

Cost of housing homeless families could stop councils delivering on Andy Burnham housebuilding plans

Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar
Big Issue vendor Ian Duff stands with a magazine on Union Street in Bath.
News

Big Issue vendors given free sunscreen as temperatures soar

Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’
a housing estate in Luton pictured from the air
Housing

Just two out of every 100 rental homes are affordable on housing benefit: ‘An impossible situation’

Angela Rayner: ‘Westminster’s one-size-fits-all approach won’t fix homelessness'
Angela Rayner
Politics

Angela Rayner: ‘Westminster’s one-size-fits-all approach won’t fix homelessness'

Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That's the reality for thousands of families
Delta Point in Croydon is a former office block turned into housing
heatwave

Fancy spending a heatwave in a former office block? That's the reality for thousands of families

How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon
America at 250

How the Madman Theory links Trump and Nixon

Asylum seekers face repaying £10,000 accommodation costs: 'Another example of performative cruelty'
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood
Immigration

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
person with head down
Social Justice

North of England hit hardest by 'children's mental health crisis' as funding gaps widen

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis
Scarlett Chapman
Changemakers 2026

Meet the inspirational teenager taking on homelessness and the housing crisis

How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives
The Big Issue Changemakers 2026 event
Changemakers

How being named a Big Issue Changemaker changes lives

Experts issue energy bill 'red warning' as price cap rise risks pushing millions into fuel poverty
A person adjusting a heating control device
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
Cost of living

Energy bills are rising. What do I do if I can't afford to pay?