DWP sparks outcry as disabled people face end to cash benefits: ‘This won’t solve the UK’s problems’
DWP sparks outcry as disabled people face end to cash benefits: ‘This won’t solve the UK’s problems’
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is proposing to replace regular personal independence payments (PIP) with one-off grants for some people, according to reports
Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls ‘can’t be allowed to go with him’, campaigners say
Humza Yousaf has resigned – but rent controls ‘can’t be allowed to go with him’, campaigners say
DWP disability benefit cuts will impact 450,000 people – but very few will actually find paid work
DWP disability benefit cuts will impact 450,000 people – but very few will actually find paid work
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We’re in a race to build first new reservoirs in decades before Britain’s taps run dry
We’re in a race to build first new reservoirs in decades before Britain’s taps run dry
Here’s what happened when 1,000 smartphones and tablets were given to homeless people
Here’s what happened when 1,000 smartphones and tablets were given to homeless people
Inside the Big Issue: Christopher Eccleston’s marathon feat
Inside the Big Issue: Christopher Eccleston’s marathon feat
Christopher Eccleston opens up on ’emotional’ London Marathon race: ‘This has been the hardest run’
Christopher Eccleston opens up on ’emotional’ London Marathon race: ‘This has been the hardest run’
Jamie Oliver champions low-cost recipes with the launch of The Big Issue Recipe Collection
Jamie Oliver champions low-cost recipes with the launch of The Big Issue Recipe Collection
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2024
Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2024
Advice
DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible
DWP payment dates for benefits and pensions in May 2024 – and how to know if you’re eligible
Thousands could be owed up to £12k from DWP in backdated PIP payments. Here’s what you need to know
Thousands could be owed up to £12k from DWP in backdated PIP payments. Here’s what you need to know
Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
DWP benefits and state pension rising from April. Here’s when you will get the higher amount
DWP benefits and state pension rising from April. Here’s when you will get the higher amount
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Mihaela Postaru, Sainsbury’s Marsh Mills, Plymouth
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Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives
Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives
Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’
Artists pays tribute to Big Issue vendors in thought-provoking project: ‘Ordinary moments go unnoticed’
Big Issue founder John Bird celebrates vendors at House of Lords – and vows to help end destitution
Big Issue founder John Bird celebrates vendors at House of Lords – and vows to help end destitution
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We’ll never end homelessness if we don’t have a proper long-term strategy
We’ll never end homelessness if we don’t have a proper long-term strategy
I know how to make the DWP better and get more people into work – but they’re just not listening
I know how to make the DWP better and get more people into work – but they’re just not listening
DWP has the power to help people. Why is it choosing to threaten disabled people instead?
DWP has the power to help people. Why is it choosing to threaten disabled people instead?
Voyager 1’s galactic mixtape, extending a hand of welcome to the universe
Voyager 1’s galactic mixtape, extending a hand of welcome to the universe
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Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: ‘I realised I can create change with the roles I choose’
Dopesick star Kaitlyn Dever: ‘I realised I can create change with the roles I choose’
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Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange
Top 5 children’s books set on islands, selected by children’s author Lucy Strange
Letter To My Younger Self
Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
Helen Lederer: ‘There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken’
Helen Lederer: ‘There was no room for more women on TV in the 80s and 90s, the slots were taken’
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Renters pay their landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
Renters pay their landlords’ buy-to-let mortgages, so they should get a share of the profits
Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
Cost of living payment 2024: Where to get help now the scheme is over
Strike dates 2023: From train drivers to NHS doctors, here are the dates to know
Strike dates 2023: From train drivers to NHS doctors, here are the dates to know
Citroën Ami: the tiny electric vehicle driving change with The Big Issue
Citroën Ami: the tiny electric vehicle driving change with The Big Issue
When will mortgage rates go down?
When will mortgage rates go down?
Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
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Specsavers take to the streets with The Big Issue to experience life of a vendor
Specsavers take to the streets with The Big Issue to experience life of a vendor
Nettle soup and dandelion leaves for lunch: How foraging for food makes you feel ‘fully human’
Nettle soup and dandelion leaves for lunch: How foraging for food makes you feel ‘fully human’
Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives
Letters: DWP wants to make it as hard as possible to look after my disabled relatives
‘Enormous’ number of privatised NHS services across the UK, mapped: ‘This is bad for everyone’
‘Enormous’ number of privatised NHS services across the UK, mapped: ‘This is bad for everyone’
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Inside the Big Issue: Christopher Eccleston’s marathon feat
Inside the Big issue: The real legacy of Amy Winehouse
Inside the Big issue: The real legacy of Amy Winehouse
Living in Fitness Receives £55,000 Investment from Growth Impact Fund to Enhance Well-being for Older Adults