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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.
Scotland brings in stricter eviction ban for winter
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Employment

Scotland brings in stricter eviction ban for winter

O2 partners with Hubbub charity to fight digital exclusion this Christmas
Colette holds her new phone and smiles in front of a block of flats
News

O2 partners with Hubbub charity to fight digital exclusion this Christmas

Nearly half of people using food banks are in debt to the government
Packages of food are lined along shelves and on the floor in a food bank
Social Justice

Nearly half of people using food banks are in debt to the government

Emergency benefits increase saved 700,000 from poverty, study shows
Three pound coins sit in a pile on top of a £5 note. The Big Issue explains Universal Credit
Employment

Emergency benefits increase saved 700,000 from poverty, study shows

Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says
A person without their face visible is wrapped in a blanket with their hands holding it around themselves
Social Justice

Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says

Increase in max energy bill rates will ‘force people into fuel poverty’
Social Justice

Increase in max energy bill rates will ‘force people into fuel poverty’

Young people take charge of climate crisis talks with Mock COP26
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Environment

Young people take charge of climate crisis talks with Mock COP26

Comedian Mark Watson is planning a 'Kitmas' for kids in poverty
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Social Justice

Comedian Mark Watson is planning a 'Kitmas' for kids in poverty

Disabled people left without 'financial lifeline' as 119,000 call for change
The Big Issue
Social Justice

Disabled people left without 'financial lifeline' as 119,000 call for change

Independent SAGE: Government must rebalance 'unequal pandemic'
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News

Independent SAGE: Government must rebalance 'unequal pandemic'

Climate change threatens UK’s supply of fresh fruit after Brexit, says report
Fruit and vegetable of all colours pile high at a market stand
Environment

Climate change threatens UK’s supply of fresh fruit after Brexit, says report

Label food with its impact on the planet, doctors say
Environment

Label food with its impact on the planet, doctors say

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