Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Social Justice

This project is a revealing look at what homeless people eat

Residents of the Salvation Army shelter in Plymouth were given cameras to document their food stories. This is what food means to them, and what it says about their lives

Nemo what homeless people eat

Nemo Nemo has a philosophy qualification but an assault led to homelessness. “I can’t eat in the dining room because I’m scared of crowds. I have problems with my head, PTSD, epilepsy and people basically – well, manners, elbows out, passing wind and shouting at each other.”

Buy a Vendor Support Kit for £36.99

Change a life this Christmas. Every kit purchased helps keep vendors earning, warm, fed and progressing.

Recommended for you

View all
What a soup kitchen in London's financial district thinks about a windfall tax on the banks
Banking tax

What a soup kitchen in London's financial district thinks about a windfall tax on the banks

Universal credit sanctions more 'severe' and 'damaging' than criminal fines, report finds
Jobcentre Plus
Universal credit

Universal credit sanctions more 'severe' and 'damaging' than criminal fines, report finds

What is child benefit and can I claim it?
Welfare system

What is child benefit and can I claim it?

Overwhelming majority of Brits say the country feels divided
Culture wars

Overwhelming majority of Brits say the country feels divided

Reader-supported journalism that doesn’t just report problems, it helps solve them.

Every day, Big Issue digs deeper – speaking up for those society overlooks. Will you help us keep doing this work?