We took our vendors off the streets to safeguard them from the coronavirus outbreak – so we're moving into stores in a 29-year first so that we can continue to support them

These are difficult times for The Big Issue. Now more than ever vendors need your help

This week’s edition of the award-winning Big Issue magazine is on the streets now, priced at £2.50, with 50% of the cover price going directly to the vendor.

Caitlin Moran, Armando Iannucci and Andrew Neil are just some of the celebrities who have supported vendors after we were forced to temporarily stop selling the magazine on the streets

As the Coronavirus crisis grows, we have acted to protect the health and wellbeing of our vendors