financial and digital inclusion

Have you been made redundant? Here's what to do next
Stock image of a man walking out of an office with his belongings after being made redundant
Money

Have you been made redundant? Here's what to do next

Redundancy can be scary financially, but there is help available
Half of UK adults have faced problem debt. It can happen to anyone – but help is out there
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Vikki Brownridge

Half of UK adults have faced problem debt. It can happen to anyone – but help is out there

What happens if you ignore your bills or can't afford to pay? Here's how to get help
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Money

What happens if you ignore your bills or can't afford to pay? Here's how to get help

Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know
Money

Benefits, water bill hikes and TV licences: All the tax year changes in April 2026 you need to know

Labour says it wants to end the need for food banks. Is there any way it can succeed?
Food banks

Labour says it wants to end the need for food banks. Is there any way it can succeed?

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There are 2.5 million people trapped in credit card debt in the UK. This is why it happens
Woman with credit card
Vikki Brownridge

There are 2.5 million people trapped in credit card debt in the UK. This is why it happens

New Buy Now, Pay Later rules could protect you from debt traps. But what are the risks?
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BNPL

New Buy Now, Pay Later rules could protect you from debt traps. But what are the risks?

Doomscrolling 'steals our joy', a new study warns. Here's how to fight back
Technology

Doomscrolling 'steals our joy', a new study warns. Here's how to fight back

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer
Paul McNamee

Banning social media for under-16s is not the answer

More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money
empty wallet
Money

More than half of people with mental health problems regularly run out of money

More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn
A child wearing a teddy bear backpack
Child poverty

More than four million children set to be in poverty by 2029 despite Labour two-child limit U-turn

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Student debt

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis

Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score
person using credit card
Credit

Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score

Gambling harm is on the rise among children and young people. Action is long overdue
Kevin McKenna MP

Gambling harm is on the rise among children and young people. Action is long overdue

Labour's U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers
a person using a phone
Digital ID

Labour's U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
Donald Trump
Credit

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?

Here's how the UK could actually ban Elon Musk's Grok and X – and what it would mean
Social media

Here's how the UK could actually ban Elon Musk's Grok and X – and what it would mean

Millions of Brits have no savings to fall back on in a crisis. Will a new £1bn government scheme help?
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Cost of living

Millions of Brits have no savings to fall back on in a crisis. Will a new £1bn government scheme help?

Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of 'poor service' from DWP, MPs warn
Pat McFadden, work and pensions secretary. Image: House of Commons/ Flickr
Poverty

Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of 'poor service' from DWP, MPs warn

Grok is flooding X with sexualised images. But can the UK fight AI-generated abuse?
Artificial intelligence

Grok is flooding X with sexualised images. But can the UK fight AI-generated abuse?

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?
Data

How safe is my fitness tracker data, really?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
It's fine to be confused by Labour's economic plans – here's the thread that connects it all
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Pranesh Narayanan

It's fine to be confused by Labour's economic plans – here's the thread that connects it all

From bubbles to 'SlopTok': Why 2026 could see both the highs and lows of artificial intelligence
Jeni Tennison

From bubbles to 'SlopTok': Why 2026 could see both the highs and lows of artificial intelligence

The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes
keir starmer at a changing realities meeting
Ruth Patrick

The dehumanising narratives around benefits need to stop in 2026 – for all our sakes

Energy bills to remain 'stubbornly high' in January: 'Winter cruelly exposes the cost of a cold home'
home with glowing window
Energy bills

Energy bills to remain 'stubbornly high' in January: 'Winter cruelly exposes the cost of a cold home'