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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.
Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don't always know what to say
school children at desks
hygiene poverty

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don't always know what to say

Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs
A miniature figurine businessman looking down on an information booklet for department for work and pensions
benefits

Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs

Blind NHS psychologist fears losing job after DWP slashed her Access to Work support: 'I was sobbing'
Access to work

Blind NHS psychologist fears losing job after DWP slashed her Access to Work support: 'I was sobbing'

Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses
a horizontal view of the top floors on a row of terraced houses
pneumonia

Are you breathing in mould? Soaring pneumonia cases linked to cold, damp houses

Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely 'prop up a crumbling system?'
a tap with water coming out of it illustrating rising water bills
water bills

Water bills are going up – again. Will they merely 'prop up a crumbling system?'

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London's waterways
Water

I waded through a river of raw sewage to meet the man trying to save London's waterways

How safe is your drinking water? Contamination notices surge 285% over five years
Water pollution

How safe is your drinking water? Contamination notices surge 285% over five years

What do the government's vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?
Vet bills

What do the government's vet prices reforms mean for pet owners?

Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up
a barman serving a pint at the pub
Social Justice

Is the £10 pint nearly here? Why drinks prices are going up

How to fix the UK's broken water system
Water crisis

How to fix the UK's broken water system

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Student debt

'I'm happy to pay for uni, but I'll never clear my debt': Graduates hit out at student loans crisis

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like
Andy Burnham with Big Issue vendor Colin
Politics

Nationalisation, buses and homes for rough sleepers: This is what Andy Burnham's Britain would look like