Advice

Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here's how to save money and still have a festive feast
A family tucking into a Christmas meal.
Christmas

Panicked by the Christmas food bill? Here's how to save money and still have a festive feast

There are apps that can help you bag a great deal at supermarkets, recipes for Christmas dinner on a budget, and even communities offering Christmas dinner for free
Renting with pets: Know your rights
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renting

Renting with pets: Know your rights

27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday
kids eat free/ easter holidays
Kids eat free

27 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Christmas holiday

Have you noticed a wrongdoing at work? I blew the whistle on the NHS. Here's how to speak up
Bernie Rochford

Have you noticed a wrongdoing at work? I blew the whistle on the NHS. Here's how to speak up

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Christmas

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How to volunteer at a food bank
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Food banks

How to volunteer at a food bank

How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children
Charity Christmas gifts
Christmas

How to donate toys and charity Christmas gifts to children

Worried about your bills this winter? Help is out there
Cost of living

Worried about your bills this winter? Help is out there

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather
Nicholas, in Liverpool, is wearing a grey beanie and coat with lots of layers under it
Homelessness

How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather

Here's what to do if you see a homeless person
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Homelessness

Here's what to do if you see a homeless person

Morning walks and hearty stews: Could living like a medieval peasant be the key to surviving winter?
Winter

Morning walks and hearty stews: Could living like a medieval peasant be the key to surviving winter?

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

What is child benefit and can I claim it?

What benefits can I claim from the DWP to help me cover the cost of living?
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Benefits

What benefits can I claim from the DWP to help me cover the cost of living?

DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
A person paying bills.
Benefits

DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month

How Fair for You's Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt 
Debt

How Fair for You's Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt 

Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit
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Universal credit

Everything you need to know about how to apply for universal credit

Here's when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025
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Christmas

Here's when people will get their benefits from the DWP over Christmas in 2025

What do I do if I can't afford to pay my energy bills?
energy bills
Cost of living

What do I do if I can't afford to pay my energy bills?

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I'm eligible?
money/ pip backdated payments
Disability benefits

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I'm eligible?

How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
A plumber is reaching up into the bottom of a boiler in a white room
Renting

How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?

What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained
universal credit
Universal credit

What is universal credit? The DWP benefit explained

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
DWP disability benefits
Disability benefits

How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments

Five key things you need to know about PIP
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Disability benefits

Five key things you need to know about PIP

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
uk heatwave
Homelessness

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over
next dwp cost of living payment 2023
Cost of living crisis

Cost of living payments: Where to get help in 2025 now the scheme is over