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Lottie Elton
Lottie Elton is a senior reporter at the Big Issue. She previously worked at Euronews, and as a health and state politics reporter at The West Australian Newspaper. In this role, she won “Best New Journalist - Runner Up” at the 2021 WA State Media Awards. She is a 2026 John Schofield Fellow.
I'm a working mum-of-four – ending the two-child benefit cap would be life-changing for us
child in waterproof jacket
Two-child benefit cap

I'm a working mum-of-four – ending the two-child benefit cap would be life-changing for us

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Employment

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?

From the NHS to the DWP: UK's new data law will make your life 'radically different', minister says
Data

From the NHS to the DWP: UK's new data law will make your life 'radically different', minister says

'I was barely existing before PIP': Benefit claimants say they're 'terrified' of Labour's cuts
Disability benefits

'I was barely existing before PIP': Benefit claimants say they're 'terrified' of Labour's cuts

Activist Munroe Bergdorf: 'We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level'
Trans rights

Activist Munroe Bergdorf: 'We need to bring the transgender conversation back to a human level'

Disability benefit cuts will harm hundreds of thousands, MPs warn: 'A disaster on every front'
DWP benefits protest
Disability benefit cuts

Disability benefit cuts will harm hundreds of thousands, MPs warn: 'A disaster on every front'

Labour's apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
Apprenticeships

Labour's apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?

The NHS is the 'big winner' from Reeves' spending review – but there will be 'difficult trade-offs'
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and secretary of state for health and social care Wes Streeting.
Spending Review

The NHS is the 'big winner' from Reeves' spending review – but there will be 'difficult trade-offs'

PIP literally saved my life. Now I fear Labour's benefit cuts will take it all away
Disability benefits

PIP literally saved my life. Now I fear Labour's benefit cuts will take it all away

What could be in Rachel Reeves' spending review – and what should be?
Spending Review

What could be in Rachel Reeves' spending review – and what should be?

'There's no magic bullet': The battle to keep Cardiff's vital music scene from dying out
Grassroots music venues

'There's no magic bullet': The battle to keep Cardiff's vital music scene from dying out

Beyoncé's stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can't be erased
Music

Beyoncé's stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can't be erased