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Hannah Westwater
Hannah started writing for The Big Issue in 2018 before joining the team as staff reporter a year later.
Universal credit journal: What it is, where to log in and more
The number of people claiming Universal Credit nearly doubled during the pandemic
News

Universal credit journal: What it is, where to log in and more

Fact/Fiction: Do 74,000 kids have ‘long Covid’?
Do 74,000 children have ‘long Covid’? Illustration: Miles Cole
News

Fact/Fiction: Do 74,000 kids have ‘long Covid’?

More than 300,000 children register for free school meals in Covid chaos
Brown paper bags lined up. The Government has refused to extend free school meals into half term
Social Justice

More than 300,000 children register for free school meals in Covid chaos

Number of families hit by benefit cap more than doubled during pandemic
The benefit cap was affecting 180,000 households by November 2020
Social Justice

Number of families hit by benefit cap more than doubled during pandemic

Green jobs cut by nearly 34,000 despite Boris Johnson’s 2050 pledge
Nearly 34,000 green jobs were lost between 2014 and 2019
Employment

Green jobs cut by nearly 34,000 despite Boris Johnson’s 2050 pledge

Benefits stigma decreased after pandemic support measures
People on legacy benefits are being pushed into poverty
Social Justice

Benefits stigma decreased after pandemic support measures

Homeless Bill of Rights adopted by council in UK first
The Homeless Bill of Rights has already been adopted by 45 European cities
Housing

Homeless Bill of Rights adopted by council in UK first

Alan Turing honoured on £50 note in ‘landmark moment’ for LGBT+ history
Alan Turing was convicted of gross indecency in 1952 and given a posthumous royal pardon in 2013.
News

Alan Turing honoured on £50 note in ‘landmark moment’ for LGBT+ history

Three quarters of children in poverty live in a working household
Social Justice

Three quarters of children in poverty live in a working household

Priti Patel’s asylum reform is ‘hard-hearted and cruel’
Asylum seekers could be denied the right to settle in the UK if they arrive here by dinghy across the Channel
News

Priti Patel’s asylum reform is ‘hard-hearted and cruel’

Housing First is set to tackle homelessness across Scotland
More than 400 people have already been moved into settled homes through the Housing First scheme in Scotland.
Housing

Housing First is set to tackle homelessness across Scotland

Under 25s account for two thirds of jobs lost during pandemic
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Employment

Under 25s account for two thirds of jobs lost during pandemic