Lottie Elton, Author at Big Issue

Lottie Elton

Lottie Elton is an award-winning journalist and senior reporter at Big Issue, where she covers social justice, the environment and politics. Her reporting at Big Issue has included investigating river pollution and sewage dumping, covering the fight over lithium mining in Cornwall, and exposing how technology is exploiting people experiencing homelessness. She previously worked as a health and state politics reporter at The West Australian and as a video journalist at Euronews. Her work has also appeared in Noema Magazine, In These Times and Business Insider. Lottie is a 2026 PPA Next Gen Awards winner, a John Schofield Trust Fellow and a Scottish Refugee Council Media Awards winner.

Technology

TikTok is cutting human moderators in favour of AI. Fired workers are fighting back

Members of ACORN Leeds community union protesting discrimination against tenants in receipt of welfare benefits

Renting

The Renters' Rights Act made it illegal to reject tenants on benefits. But it's still happening

Benefits

Tory plans to slash benefits for disabled kids will take UK back to 'dark ages', campaigners warn

private ownership

Councils are spending millions on private children’s homes. So why aren’t kids getting better care?

Housing

Bristol Big Issue vendor Mike Turner: 'The shortage of housing in this city is a moral injustice'

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey prepares to deliver the Budget at 11 Downing Street

Autumn budget

Gherkins, Dolly Parton and £100 off energy bills: What does the autumn budget mean for you?

benefits

Majority of disabled people would like to exercise more but fear the DWP would cut their benefits

Prisons

'I fell into addiction after my prison sentence. Yoga helped my recovery and now I teach it in prisons'

University of Roehampton lead researcher Dr Melissa Jogie

Homelessness

An academic put trackers on homeless people to see what they could learn. Here's what they did next

Personal Independence Payment

Disability campaigners criticise report proposing PIP cuts: 'Very concerning'

Employment

Can Britain actually afford the real living wage?

Lenny Rush