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MPs vote to make Labour’s ‘reckless’ benefits bill into law – despite disabled people’s fears. Now what?
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Disability benefits

MPs vote to make Labour’s ‘reckless’ benefits bill into law – despite disabled people’s fears. Now what?

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Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: ‘We have a voice’

Sky-high rents mean ageing tenants ‘won’t be able to retire’ – adding billions to the benefits bill
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Sky-high rents mean ageing tenants ‘won’t be able to retire’ – adding billions to the benefits bill

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Letters: A two-tier society has never worked – even at the height of this nation’s power

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What Starmer could learn from watching The Bear

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How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

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Kids eat free

31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays

DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
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Department for Work and Pensions

DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month

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Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?

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Brian, Edna’s Kitchen, Bristol

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A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone

Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
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Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market

Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
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Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption

Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Prince WIlliam is given a tour of Aberdeen by former Big Issue vendor Angus
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Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen

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I was drinking three bottles of wine a day and totally losing control. Here’s how I got my life back

We need to start treating gambling harm as a public health issue – here’s why
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We need to start treating gambling harm as a public health issue – here’s why

As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead
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As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead

Benefits for unpaid carers and those they care for are intrinsically linked – Labour is failing both
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Benefits for unpaid carers and those they care for are intrinsically linked – Labour is failing both

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Michelle de Swarte’s comedy fundraiser for Big Issue proves a side-splitting success

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Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’

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These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest

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