Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?
Rachel Reeves looks set to raise taxes in the autumn budget. What does it mean for you?
Rachel Reeves is likely to raise taxes in her autumn budget. She has different ways she could do this, but all come with their challenges and will be unpopular among different groups of people
Modern fishing is going further, bigger and deeper than ever. But there’s a big catch
Modern fishing is going further, bigger and deeper than ever. But there’s a big catch
‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family
‘There are good people in the world’: The impact of supported lodgings on young people without family
Top Stories
People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
After growing up in poverty, I know the anger 4.5 million children must feel
After growing up in poverty, I know the anger 4.5 million children must feel
Deck your walls with limited edition prints by leading artists to support Big Issue at Christmas
Deck your walls with limited edition prints by leading artists to support Big Issue at Christmas
Letters: Apparently the Green Party are the ‘vibes era’? Make it make sense!
Letters: Apparently the Green Party are the ‘vibes era’? Make it make sense!
Like a jigsaw falling into place, Radiohead have returned at just the right time
Like a jigsaw falling into place, Radiohead have returned at just the right time
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2026: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Advice
What benefits can I claim from the DWP to help me cover the cost of living?
What benefits can I claim from the DWP to help me cover the cost of living?
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP payment dates in November 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
Meet our vendors
Stewart Campbell, M&S Gallagher Retail Park, Dundee
Stewart Campbell, M&S Gallagher Retail Park, Dundee
Constantin Mustafa, Co-op Food, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol
Constantin Mustafa, Co-op Food, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol
Vendor news
‘People seem to forget about it now’: Big Issue vendors share what Remembrance Day means to them
‘People seem to forget about it now’: Big Issue vendors share what Remembrance Day means to them
Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Big Issue vendor to donate magazine earnings to ‘give back’ to forces charities for Remembrance Day
Newcastle Big Issue vendor facing no-fault eviction weeks after new law banning section 21 notices gets royal assent
Newcastle Big Issue vendor facing no-fault eviction weeks after new law banning section 21 notices gets royal assent
One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
One mum’s months-long ordeal to find out how her son died in a homeless hostel: ‘I need answers’
Opinion
People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
People are finally talking about asylum hotels – so why stop now?
After growing up in poverty, I know the anger 4.5 million children must feel
After growing up in poverty, I know the anger 4.5 million children must feel
My great aunt was threatened with eviction from her care home. Here’s how I fought for her rights
My great aunt was threatened with eviction from her care home. Here’s how I fought for her rights
Like a jigsaw falling into place, Radiohead have returned at just the right time
Like a jigsaw falling into place, Radiohead have returned at just the right time
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Culture
The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture
The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture
When an employee loses his daughter at work, nobody recalls her being there. So what is actually real?
Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity
Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity
Kae Tempest: ‘Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy’
Kae Tempest: ‘Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy’
Letter To My Younger Self
Kae Tempest: ‘Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy’
Kae Tempest: ‘Seeing all these young queer and gender queer people makes me feel so happy’
Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’
Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’
Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
Lang Lang: ‘People thought working with Metallica would destroy my classical career’
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‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Explain to me why I’m homeless’: Rough sleeper’s rage tells us a lot about what’s keeping people homeless
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
Disabled woman forced to quit job she loves after DWP support slashed: ‘I can’t make it make sense’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Life
Modern fishing is going further, bigger and deeper than ever. But there’s a big catch
Modern fishing is going further, bigger and deeper than ever. But there’s a big catch
What benefits can I claim from the DWP to help me cover the cost of living?
What benefits can I claim from the DWP to help me cover the cost of living?
How Gander is helping shoppers find reduced food and cut waste
How Gander is helping shoppers find reduced food and cut waste
How the StreetVet accredited hostel scheme is helping to keep veterans and their pets together
How the StreetVet accredited hostel scheme is helping to keep veterans and their pets together
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