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MPs vote to make Labour’s ‘reckless’ benefits bill into law – despite disabled people’s fears. Now what?
MPs vote to make Labour’s ‘reckless’ benefits bill into law – despite disabled people’s fears. Now what?
Despite major concessions and welcome measures to alleviate poverty, there remain concerns around the cuts to the health element of universal credit and the future of the personal independence payment (PIP)
Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: ‘We have a voice’
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
Sky-high rents mean ageing tenants ‘won’t be able to retire’ – adding billions to the benefits bill
Top Stories
Here’s a dozen fascinating trees you really should visit this year
Here’s a dozen fascinating trees you really should visit this year
I was drinking three bottles of wine a day and totally losing control. Here’s how I got my life back
I was drinking three bottles of wine a day and totally losing control. Here’s how I got my life back
Letters: A two-tier society has never worked – even at the height of this nation’s power
Letters: A two-tier society has never worked – even at the height of this nation’s power
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025’s best music festivals
Advice
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
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
DWP payment dates in June 2025: When you will get your benefits this month
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Energy bills are rising this April. What do I do if I can’t afford to pay?
Meet our vendors
Donna Llewelyn, Greggs, near Church Street, Cardiff
Donna Llewelyn, Greggs, near Church Street, Cardiff
Dean Porter, Notting Hill Farmers’ Market, (Saturday), High St Kensington Farmers’ Market (Sunday)
Dean Porter, Notting Hill Farmers’ Market, (Saturday), High St Kensington Farmers’ Market (Sunday)
Vendor news
A View, From a Bridge is the social media sensation where strangers reveal all on an old, red phone
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
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters: Reform getting in will cause a lot of civil disruption
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
Meet the ex-Big Issue vendor who went from homelessness to giving Prince William a tour of Aberdeen
Opinion
I was drinking three bottles of wine a day and totally losing control. Here’s how I got my life back
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
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
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
Benefits for unpaid carers and those they care for are intrinsically linked – Labour is failing both
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Culture
Michelle de Swarte’s comedy fundraiser for Big Issue proves a side-splitting success
Michelle de Swarte’s comedy fundraiser for Big Issue proves a side-splitting success
The new Big Issue ambassador assembled a starry line-up of stand-ups to perform at the fundraiser
Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they’ve no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show
Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they’ve no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
Letter To My Younger Self
Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’
Cricket legend James Anderson: ‘It doesn’t get better than winning the Ashes in Australia’
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Cynthia Erivo: ‘The moment I came out as queer, that’s when everything made sense’
Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
Ex-England star Alex Scott: ‘I went from playing football on my council estate to World Cups’
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: ‘My first political meeting was being dragged to a Tory disco’
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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
Why electric cars aren’t as scary as you think – a beginner’s guide to the Citroën ë-Berlingo
Why electric cars aren’t as scary as you think – a beginner’s guide to the Citroën ë-Berlingo
Letters: A two-tier society has never worked – even at the height of this nation’s power
Letters: A two-tier society has never worked – even at the height of this nation’s power
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
DWP payment dates in July 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
DWP payment dates in July 2025: When you will get your benefits and pensions this month
Inside The Big Issue
Michelle de Swarte’s comedy fundraiser for Big Issue proves a side-splitting success
Michelle de Swarte’s comedy fundraiser for Big Issue proves a side-splitting success
Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector’s edition
Team Noel or Team Liam? Choose a brother to back when you buy our Oasis special collector’s edition
These pioneers are plugging the gaps in youth support – with help from Big Issue Invest
