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Isabella McRae
Isabella McRae is a senior reporter at The Big Issue specialising in social justice. She reports on a wide range of issues including poverty and inequality, the benefits system, disability rights, housing, health, immigration, gender equality and much more. Isabella was a winner of the PPA Next Gen Awards in 2023, formerly known as the 30 under 30. She was shortlisted for journalist of the year in the Scope Disability Awards 2024.
Disabled people 'risk losing right to take part in society' with social care 'on its knees'
social care/ disabled people
Social care

Disabled people 'risk losing right to take part in society' with social care 'on its knees'

I have a fear of walking. DWP put me through hell waiting for a disability benefits tribunal
Sarah Smithers
Disability benefits

I have a fear of walking. DWP put me through hell waiting for a disability benefits tribunal

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Cost of living crisis

Sign up to Survival Guide: The Big Issue newsletter exploring human stories at the heart of the cost of living crisis

Rapper and TV chef Big Zuu: 'The more people give back, the better the world we’ll see'
big zuu
Food poverty

Rapper and TV chef Big Zuu: 'The more people give back, the better the world we’ll see'

Young woman estranged from family recalls fight for survival amid cost of living crisis: 'I was scared'
Molly Taylor
Cost of living crisis

Young woman estranged from family recalls fight for survival amid cost of living crisis: 'I was scared'

Almost half a million kids could fall into poverty if benefits don't rise with inflation, experts warn
Child
Benefits

Almost half a million kids could fall into poverty if benefits don't rise with inflation, experts warn

Food banks brace for 'worst winter yet' as record numbers need help amid cost of living crisis
Trussell Trust food banks
Food banks

Food banks brace for 'worst winter yet' as record numbers need help amid cost of living crisis

Joshua Luke Smith: Meet the rapper helping prisoners process their past through poetry
rapper/ joshua luke smith
Music

Joshua Luke Smith: Meet the rapper helping prisoners process their past through poetry

Disabled people twice as likely to face debt amid cost of living crisis: 'The system is broken'
woman worried about debt
Cost of living crisis

Disabled people twice as likely to face debt amid cost of living crisis: 'The system is broken'

Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: 'I couldn't understand it'
Ian Meldrum
Disability benefits

Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: 'I couldn't understand it'

How can I make money? Quick and easy ways to make extra cash online and offline
Woman putting money in piggy bank/ how make money
Cost of living crisis

How can I make money? Quick and easy ways to make extra cash online and offline

Woman became homeless after fleeing domestic abuse. Nobody helped when she slept on streets
domestic abuse homeless
Domestic abuse

Woman became homeless after fleeing domestic abuse. Nobody helped when she slept on streets