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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.
Number of pensioners in rented homes has doubled in the last decade
housing crisis
Housing

Number of pensioners in rented homes has doubled in the last decade

Government announces £15 million to help rough sleepers in lockdown
homelessness and Rough sleeping Alexander Baxevanis
Housing

Government announces £15 million to help rough sleepers in lockdown

This year's John Lewis Christmas ad will shine a light on food poverty
Activism

This year's John Lewis Christmas ad will shine a light on food poverty

Fake billboards target HSBC over ‘climate colonialism’
In 2018 HSBC committed to ending funding for new coal projects outside of Vietnam, Bangladesh and Indonesia, but the policy did not apply to schemes already backed by the bank.
Environment

Fake billboards target HSBC over ‘climate colonialism’

Mortgage-holders facing financial ‘cliff edge’ with end of support scheme
Social Justice

Mortgage-holders facing financial ‘cliff edge’ with end of support scheme

'Having no recourse to public funds violates my human rights'
Rough sleeper
Housing

'Having no recourse to public funds violates my human rights'

Disabled person handed £1,200 in Universal Credit sanctions during lockdown
Three pound coins sit in a pile on top of a £5 note. The Big Issue explains Universal Credit
Social Justice

Disabled person handed £1,200 in Universal Credit sanctions during lockdown

Local businesses ‘overwhelmed’ by demand for half-term meals
Social Justice

Local businesses ‘overwhelmed’ by demand for half-term meals

Give struggling families cash not food banks, say experts
Woman and child_money debt
Social Justice

Give struggling families cash not food banks, say experts

Plans to deport migrants for rough sleeping blasted as ‘callous’
Rough sleeper
Housing

Plans to deport migrants for rough sleeping blasted as ‘callous’

What does a circuit-breaker lockdown mean for homeless people in Wales?
Housing

What does a circuit-breaker lockdown mean for homeless people in Wales?

People on Universal Credit 'more at risk of falling behind on rent'
News

People on Universal Credit 'more at risk of falling behind on rent'