Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by 'rule-breaking' letting agents
An electrician holding cut wires
Housing

Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by 'rule-breaking' letting agents

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'
Young people walking in the street
Youth unemployment

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: 'We're wasting a generation’s talent'

There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: 'I wanted to be a lawyer'
22-year-old Big Issue vendor Paula Langa. Image: Exposure Photo Agency
Young people

There has been a 60% rise in Big Issue vendors aged 18 to 24 since 2022: 'I wanted to be a lawyer'

Energy bills to rise as millions struggle with cost of living: 'People are already rationing'
a gas meter
Cost of living

Energy bills to rise as millions struggle with cost of living: 'People are already rationing'

Grenfell tragedy families deserve 'highest standards' as wait for criminal charges goes on
Grenfell
Grenfell

Grenfell tragedy families deserve 'highest standards' as wait for criminal charges goes on

Inside the Big issue: Pier pressure
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big issue: Pier pressure

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears 'people in need might be excluded'
Woman with baby on computer
Digital inclusion

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears 'people in need might be excluded'

What does the government's cost of living boost mean for family budgets this summer?
baby in supermarket trolley
Cost of living

What does the government's cost of living boost mean for family budgets this summer?

I lost my son to gambling addiction. Now I’m fighting to change the system
Gambling

I lost my son to gambling addiction. Now I’m fighting to change the system

Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents
Exclusive

Two-thirds of adults predict kids today will be worse off than their parents

Inside the Big Issue: Extract the juice with David Shrigley
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Extract the juice with David Shrigley

Sign up to the Letter To My Younger Self Extra newsletter to go beyond the biggest interviews
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Newsletter

Sign up to the Letter To My Younger Self Extra newsletter to go beyond the biggest interviews

‘I was told I'm lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’
Housing campaigners call for no more overcrowding
Housing

‘I was told I'm lucky I don’t sleep in the kitchen. But we have a fridge-freezer next to the bed’

'When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing'
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
Politics

'When my mates were playing football, I had to queue for my free meal. It was embarrassing'

Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they're done right
Nicola Stokes

Two million apprenticeships could transform Britain’s left-behind towns – if they're done right

Cost of Rent Day: Renters reach the day when they finally earn enough to pay a year’s worth of rent
Renters at a protest
Renting

Cost of Rent Day: Renters reach the day when they finally earn enough to pay a year’s worth of rent

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Inside the Big Issue: Nice to meet Myles Smith
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Nice to meet Myles Smith

Young people 'hounded' for rent upfront to get a social home: 'It's meant to be affordable housing'
the silhouette of a young person in a home
Housing

Young people 'hounded' for rent upfront to get a social home: 'It's meant to be affordable housing'

Inside the Big Issue: Attenborough at 100
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Attenborough at 100

Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people
Monica Galetti
Food

Masterchef star Monica Galetti joins restaurant staffed by homeless people