Poverty

‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’
Aid worker Anwar looks out at the ruins of Gaza
Anwar

‘Without humanitarian aid, there is no life in Gaza. We have to hope tomorrow will be better’

It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt
a hand holding a bill with past due stamped on it
Vikki Brownridge

It has taken years to regulate bailiffs. Stopping intimidation is as important as recovering debt

People could face an 'impossible winter' with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January
an elderly person looking out
Energy bills

People could face an 'impossible winter' with energy bills forecast to rise by 25% in January

More children will get free school meals this school year. Here's what you need to know
Free school meals

More children will get free school meals this school year. Here's what you need to know

What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?
Cost of living

What are Andy Burnham's cost of living plans and what will they mean for you?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him'
Michelle's father holding her as a baby.
Homelessness

'My dad died hiding a gambling addiction and homelessness. I wish he had let us help him'

London's walk-in homelessness services are closing. It's driving homeless people to hospital instead
A hospital waiting room
homelessness

London's walk-in homelessness services are closing. It's driving homeless people to hospital instead

Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month
Keely Dalfen at Multibank North West's warehouse
Social Justice

Inside the charity warehouse offering thousands of families a cost of living lifeline every month

Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We'd rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain
campaign imagery showing woman holding up a sign calling for a food bank free britain
Stef Lake, Ronald Ranta and Carl Walker

Do food banks need to exist until we end hunger? We'd rather live in a Food Bank Free Britain

Over a million workers 'trapped in poverty' as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts
A barista at work. Insecure work can be expensive for employees
insecure work

Over a million workers 'trapped in poverty' as they lose nearly £500 a month in cancelled shifts

I took a walk where I grew up in London. I saw how gentrification has damaged the community
The shops in Fulham in the 1970s have been replaced by a plethora of estate agents
John Bird

I took a walk where I grew up in London. I saw how gentrification has damaged the community

Darren McGarvey: 'If I were prime minister I'd be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone'
Darren McGarvey
PM for the PM

Darren McGarvey: 'If I were prime minister I'd be pranking Tommy Robinson on the phone'

Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits
Reform UK

Reform wants to slash £50 billion from welfare spending. Here's what it could mean for benefits

'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain
wren hill
Youth unemployment

'Everyone wants a job and it's a nightmare': What it's like to be a NEET young person in Britain

Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society
Number 10 Downing Street
John bird

Why Downing Street needs a new name if it is going to properly repair the fabric of society

'I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill'
Food bajnk user Kylie at Weaver's Adventure playground
Food

'I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill'

'I shed many tears, with no one to talk to, about my financial worries. It's no life'
pensioner yvonne
Experian

'I shed many tears, with no one to talk to, about my financial worries. It's no life'

Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without
Joanne Barker-Marsh
Guest Columnist

Family holidays should be something everyone can afford, but too many of us go without

Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds' famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?
people on the Otley Run in Leeds
Health inequality

Why do people live 14 years longer at one end of Leeds' famous Otley Run pub crawl than the other?

If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20
A grocery shop
food

If food prices had risen like rents since 1988, a block of cheese would cost £20

'Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part'
Prime minister Andy Burnham arrives at 10 Downing Street
Paula Barker

'Andy Burnham is right to make ending rough sleeping his first priority. Now comes the hard part'

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Politicians decide how much universal credit is worth, not the cost of living. We can change it
Cost of living crisis
Baroness Ruth Lister

Politicians decide how much universal credit is worth, not the cost of living. We can change it

'We need to tax the rich, not the working class'
Letters

'We need to tax the rich, not the working class'

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain will look like
Andy Burnham with Big Issue vendor Colin
Politics

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain will look like

Angela Rayner meets John Bird: 'We're blaming people for their poverty. And it's not their fault'
John Bird and Angela Rayner
In conversation

Angela Rayner meets John Bird: 'We're blaming people for their poverty. And it's not their fault'