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Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees
The Power Up London 2024 Cohort of Big Issue Investees.
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Big Issue’s social investment arm reaching 1.8 million Brits through investees

Britain's data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: 'We're watching you'
Artificial Intelligence

Britain's data watchdog has a warning for big tech and AI companies: 'We're watching you'

Energy bills set to rise in January as millions 'dangerously' rationing heating
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Energy bills

Energy bills set to rise in January as millions 'dangerously' rationing heating

Pension credit wait times double – fuelling fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support
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Pension credit

Pension credit wait times double – fuelling fears pensioners may miss out on DWP winter support

Inside the Big Issue: Wicked Ways
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Wicked Ways

Reverend and the Makers release Samaritans charity single: 'You don't have to be on your own at Christmas'
Jon McClure from Reverend and the Makers
Music

Reverend and the Makers release Samaritans charity single: 'You don't have to be on your own at Christmas'

'Punitive' asylum system pushing refugees into homelessness: 'It's fuelling injustice'
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Homelessness

'Punitive' asylum system pushing refugees into homelessness: 'It's fuelling injustice'

Renters' Rights Bill ‘can’t come soon enough’ as Section 21 eviction claims at eight-year high
Renters could face a further wait to see no-fault evictions scrapped through Renters Reform Bill
Renting

Renters' Rights Bill ‘can’t come soon enough’ as Section 21 eviction claims at eight-year high

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at 'greater risk of scams'
Row of banking buildings in Canary Wharf, London
Financial and digital inclusion

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at 'greater risk of scams'

1 in 5 Brits say they've sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas
John Bird, Big Issue vendors and support workers gather to celebrate the launch of Big Issue's Christmas appeal
Homelessness

1 in 5 Brits say they've sofa surfed amid record levels of homelessness heading into Christmas

Sadiq Khan warns lack of affordable homes causing ‘profound and devastating’ effect on Londoners
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Housing

Sadiq Khan warns lack of affordable homes causing ‘profound and devastating’ effect on Londoners

Big Issue recognised for 'punchy, buccaneering swagger' at prestigious journalism awards
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Big Issue Success

Big Issue recognised for 'punchy, buccaneering swagger' at prestigious journalism awards

Unemployment has risen while pay growth slows as experts warn of ‘cooling’ jobs market
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Employment

Unemployment has risen while pay growth slows as experts warn of ‘cooling’ jobs market

Big Issue founder storms out of 'farce' rough sleeping inquiry: 'I've heard this for 30 years'
Big Issue founder Lord John Bird at a rough sleeping inquiry
Homelessness

Big Issue founder storms out of 'farce' rough sleeping inquiry: 'I've heard this for 30 years'

Warm home discount loophole means pensioners on benefits could miss out on £150 of help
Big Issue vendor Michael Turner in Bristol
Energy bills

Warm home discount loophole means pensioners on benefits could miss out on £150 of help

Starmer pledges £3.5m to help homeless veterans ahead of Remembrance Day: 'We pay solemn tribute'
Prime minister Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street with a veteran
Homelessness

Starmer pledges £3.5m to help homeless veterans ahead of Remembrance Day: 'We pay solemn tribute'

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Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told
Housing committee chair Florence Eshalomi heads a committee on children living in temporary accommodation
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Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told

Ending post-Grenfell cladding crisis could take until 2035 and beyond: 'Unacceptably slow'
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Cladding crisis

Ending post-Grenfell cladding crisis could take until 2035 and beyond: 'Unacceptably slow'

We've given 50,000 haircuts to homeless people – here's how a simple trim can change everything
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Homelessness

We've given 50,000 haircuts to homeless people – here's how a simple trim can change everything

Homeless families occupy council housing offices on Halloween in plea to fix 'houses of horror'
Homeless families at a protest about council housing
Homelessness

Homeless families occupy council housing offices on Halloween in plea to fix 'houses of horror'