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Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership
Hammersmith Big Issue vendor Dave Martin uses his giffgaff phone to take a contactless payment. Credit Andy Parsons
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Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership

A new multi-year partnership with giffgaff will see Big Issue Group tackling digital exclusion through vendor access to contactless payments and help for jobseekers
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

New research shows over half of Brits feel more at risk of homelessness than last year
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New research shows over half of Brits feel more at risk of homelessness than last year

Brixton Village’s Black Farmer receives £250k investment from fund for underrepresented entrepreneurs
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Brixton Village’s Black Farmer receives £250k investment from fund for underrepresented entrepreneurs

Lord John Bird reacts to Labour's first budget in 14 years
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Lord John Bird reacts to Labour's first budget in 14 years

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School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue
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School pupils running social enterprises spotlighted by Big Issue

Leading recruitment expert Patrick Graham announced as Non-Executive Director for Big Issue Changing Lives CIC
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Leading recruitment expert Patrick Graham announced as Non-Executive Director for Big Issue Changing Lives CIC

Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues
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Big Issue founder Lord John Bird joins the North East’s leading voices to debate the big issues

Big Issue Community Roadshow coming to Newcastle
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Big Issue Community Roadshow coming to Newcastle

Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty  
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Research finds that over half of UK adults (54%) think the government is not doing enough for people in poverty  

“My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage”: The Chase’s Paul Sinha on being cruelly outed and suffering racial abuse as a teen
Paul Sinha with husband Oliver Levy
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“My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage”: The Chase’s Paul Sinha on being cruelly outed and suffering racial abuse as a teen

“The worst had happened. It maybe made me a little braver about things.” Nick Cave talks loss, social media and AI with the Big Issue
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“The worst had happened. It maybe made me a little braver about things.” Nick Cave talks loss, social media and AI with the Big Issue

Big Issue teams up with The Week Junior to produce Pocket Money supplement for young audiences
A colorful illustration featuring a photo of Taylor Swift performing in a sparkly blue dress, surrounded by cartoon-style drawings. The drawings include a disco ball, rainbows, clouds, coins, food items like cheese and canned goods, and various symbols representing money and music. The overall effect is whimsical and vibrant, connecting Swift's stardom with themes of finance and charity.
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Big Issue teams up with The Week Junior to produce Pocket Money supplement for young audiences

John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024
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John Bird reacts to the outcome of the UK General Election 2024

King’s Honours recognise Big Issue Invest CEO and Big Issue Ambassador
Left photo of Danyal Sattar, CEO of Big Issue Invest. Right photo of Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, Big Issue Group Ambassador
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King’s Honours recognise Big Issue Invest CEO and Big Issue Ambassador

John Bird – Response to the Labour manifesto
Labour leader Keir Starmer launches manifesto including promises to fix the housing crisis
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John Bird – Response to the Labour manifesto

Migration “made worse by simplistic rhetoric”, Tory MP Liam Fox tells the Big Issue
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Migration “made worse by simplistic rhetoric”, Tory MP Liam Fox tells the Big Issue

“I knew I was miserable but to say I’d rather be dead? It hurts me that my younger self didn’t see a future.” Actor Liz Carr’s lightbulb moment that changed her life
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“I knew I was miserable but to say I’d rather be dead? It hurts me that my younger self didn’t see a future.” Actor Liz Carr’s lightbulb moment that changed her life

Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive
Olly Murs and Caroline Flack in 2015
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Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive

“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive
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“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive

Nish Kumar talks British-Asian inspirations with the Big Issue: “I idolised Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal… rather have them be my role models than Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman and Priti Patel”
Nish Kumar
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Nish Kumar talks British-Asian inspirations with the Big Issue: “I idolised Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal… rather have them be my role models than Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman and Priti Patel”

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Milton Keynes-based community interest company receives £50K in funding from Big Issue Invest to help empower disadvantaged communities
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Milton Keynes-based community interest company receives £50K in funding from Big Issue Invest to help empower disadvantaged communities

Bristol-based charity that tackles social exclusion receives £40K in funding from Big Issue Invest
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Bristol-based charity that tackles social exclusion receives £40K in funding from Big Issue Invest

Community interest company, Nickel Support, receives £35K in funding from Big Issue Invest
Westminster House. Nickel Support CIC. Image Credit: Nickel Support CIC
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Community interest company, Nickel Support, receives £35K in funding from Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest backs multi-million pound scheme to help refugees in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands
Image Credit: David Hibberd. Breaking Barriers Event in Manchester
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Big Issue Invest backs multi-million pound scheme to help refugees in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands