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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. Get in touch with Isabella through isabella.mcrae@bigissue.com
'My heart burns': Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope
young afghan women Maryam and Saghar
Afghanistan

'My heart burns': Three years after fall of Kabul, Afghan women share stories of escape and hope

Keir Starmer defends scrapping winter fuel payment for pensioners not on benefits
keir starmer
Winter fuel payment

Keir Starmer defends scrapping winter fuel payment for pensioners not on benefits

DWP benefit payment dates for September 2024 – and how to know if you might be eligible
picture of money next to a clock representing dwp benefit payment dates
Benefits

DWP benefit payment dates for September 2024 – and how to know if you might be eligible

How to get pension credit and ensure you get the winter fuel payment in 2024
Elderly couple happy
Pensions

How to get pension credit and ensure you get the winter fuel payment in 2024

Energy bills are set to rise this winter. What do I do if I can't afford to pay?
energy bills
Cost of living crisis

Energy bills are set to rise this winter. What do I do if I can't afford to pay?

Millions of Brits unable to afford winter energy bills as price cap rises by £149: 'Disastrous'
hob on flame
Energy bills

Millions of Brits unable to afford winter energy bills as price cap rises by £149: 'Disastrous'

Nearly one million more people will be unpaid carers by 2035, report finds
elderly couple walking together
Social care

Nearly one million more people will be unpaid carers by 2035, report finds

Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends
households
Household support fund

Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends

Back to school costs: How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2024
school uniform illustration
Summer survival guide

Back to school costs: How to get school uniforms on a budget in 2024

'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
Ulyana Travola alongside her husband and children, who are still in Ukraine
Ukraine war

'This war broke our life': Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes

DWP will end 'blame culture' over benefits, says Liz Kendall – but words must be 'backed up'
Liz Kendall DWP
Benefits

DWP will end 'blame culture' over benefits, says Liz Kendall – but words must be 'backed up'

This is what life with the DWP's two-child benefit cap looks like through a child's eyes
Two-child benefit cap

This is what life with the DWP's two-child benefit cap looks like through a child's eyes